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This fire station in hampshire is the latest venue to become part of the Vaccination Roll Out, one of thousands of sites now operating across the uk. With more than ten Million People now having had their firstjabs across the uk, the Vaccination Roll Out is well under way. A new study aims to find out if mixing doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca and the Pfizer Vaccines would aid defences. What were doing here is we are looking to see how well peoples Immune Systems respond if you give the first dose with one Covid Vaccine, the second with another. And the reason we want to do that is to build flexibility into the uk immunisation schedule for Covid Vaccines, and even globally. It makes it much easier to administer these vaccines if you dont have to worry too much about always giving the second dose the same as the first dose. The trial will mix doses from the two vaccines currently being used more could be added. All volunteers will be age 50 or older. The trial will be age 50 or older. The trial will run initially at eight sites across england. Tackling outbreaks of ebola is one reason researchers believe this might work. Mixing vaccines was used against this highly infectious virus. A Second Boosterjab highly infectious virus. A second booster jab that adds highly infectious virus. A Second Boosterjab that adds a second type of Immune Response can often be better than two of the same. It is better than two of the same. It is Something Better than two of the same. It is something that better than two of the same. It is something that is better than two of the same. It 3 something that is done historically with vaccines for hepatitis, for childrens vaccines, polio, measles, mumps and rubella. It will hopefully maintain the uk at the forefront of research into Covid Vaccines. We are very proud of our track record. In the deployment programme. This is another part of the armoury. {sheen another part of the armoury. Given the erratic another part of the armoury. Given the erratic nature another part of the armoury. Given the erratic nature of another part of the armoury. Given the erratic nature of vaccine the erratic nature of vaccine suopiy, the erratic nature of vaccine supply, described by ministers as lumpy, the degree of flexibility in the Vaccination Programme could be a real help in the months to come, but perhaps the biggest benefit would be for those developing countries yet to get Vaccination Programmes up and running. Being able to mix and match supplies could make all the difference. The first results of this trial should be known by the early summer. Lets talk a little more about this trial, with an immunologist from the university of cambridge. Is this an exciting trial . It makes a lot of sense to do this trial. To it makes a lot of sense to do this trial. ,. ,. ,. , it makes a lot of sense to do this trial. ,. ,. ,. ,. , trial. To provide potentially more flexibility in trial. 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Im interested given your professional experience as an professional experience as an immunologist, i am professional experience as an immunologist, lam interested in your broadbrush thoughts about the Vaccine Programme more broadly, the speed with which various companies have managed to develop a Covid Vaccine, the pace of this, the way the system is working. What are your thoughts about that . It the system is working. What are your thoughts about that . Your thoughts about that . It has been fabulous, your thoughts about that . It has been fabulous, a your thoughts about that . It has been fabulous, a massive your thoughts about that . It 13 been fabulous, a massive endeavour by a whole load of people, scientists, The General Public coming forward to do the trials, and at the object of the vaccination, the speed of Mass Vaccination in the uk has been fantastic. I think it is really both extremely lucky, but also a lot of kudos to the scientists who have worked on this, because the vaccines are working incredibly well, there is even real world data from israel now showing that there are Mass Vaccination Campaign is working with the Pfizer Vaccine and the case numbers are reducing, so it is all looking fabulous. It would be great if everyone could step forward and take the vaccines as they are offered them. , ~ the vaccines as they are offered them. ,, the vaccines as they are offered them. , i. , i. Them. Thank you for your time. The owners of some them. Thank you for your time. The owners of some of them. Thank you for your time. The owners of some of britains them. Thank you for your time. The owners of some of britains biggest | owners of some of britains Biggest Hotel chain say they have not heard anything from the government about plans to quarantine travellers arriving in the uk. Theres been growing pressure on ministers to introduce tougher Border Restrictions following the emergence of new coronavirus variants. The Prime Minister said last month that people returning from Covid Hotspots would have to quarantine in hotels but no start date has been set. More than a week after it was announced, there are still no published plans on Quarantine Hotels and some hoteliers are getting frustrated. I think in my company, if we went and announced something nationally and we hadnt thought about how we were going to deliver that, and we hadnt engaged with the people who would actually have to deliver that, then im not sure i would even be in a job. Yesterday, the Prime Minister had said plans would be announced today. Number 10 said the Prime Minister had been misinformed. The announcement was always going to be made when the operation of the Hotel Quarantine was ready and it was with, i think the Prime Minister was saying within days, but. No, he said it would be today. Well, my understanding is that it was always going to be within the next few days. The governments policy only applies to arrivals from 33 high risk countries. Labour wants that applied to every country and are calling for a wider plan, fast. We are in a race iiow. Virus against vaccination. Lets secure our borders while we carry out the vaccination process. The uk could use elements of other Quarantine Hotel systems in other countries, like australia and new zealand. But there are other options to consider. Airports, airlines and hotels still have a lot of questions about how this is going to work. They range from the practical side, like whether guests can go out for managed exercise, down to safety and security questions, like whether passengers from high and low risk countries should be travelling together on the same flight or kept together at terminals. If you look at the australian model, there is Perimeter Fencing. Do we need to put up Perimeter Fencing . What sort of Air Ventilation is required . Who would supply security . Is it us . Weve got that available, but is that us or is it a Third Party Contractor . What if somebody breaches those rules, someone leaves the room, are we to fine them . Can they have outside phone calls . Just so many questions that really need to be answered. Creating managed quarantine is complicated and none of those involved want the system to be poorly thought through. But with the policy already announced and likely to dissuade travellers from booking far ahead, the industry says it needs answers for how this is going to work. Caroline davies, bbc news. One of the scientists on the governments Advisory Group sage has said he expects there will be a phased opening of society as Vaccination Levels increase with life more or less back to normal for the summer. Lets look at the key dates over the next few weeks. By 15th february, the government aims to have vaccinated everyone in the first four Priority Groups. Thats care home residents, front line health staff, everybody over the age of 70 and people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. On 22nd february, the Prime Minister will set out a road map for how the government intends to ease restrictions in england. Schools would be the first open to all peoples. The government says that will happen on 8th of march at the earliest in england. Schools may open earlier in wales and scotland with a possible phased reopening from the 22nd of february. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent Nick Eardley Who is in westminster. The issue of Easing Lockdown is so fascinating and fraught. It is. The issue of Easing Lockdown is so fascinating and fraught. Fascinating and fraught. It is. It is interesting, fascinating and fraught. It is. It is interesting, because fascinating and fraught. It is. Iti is interesting, because towards fascinating and fraught. It is. It is interesting, because towards the tail end of last year we were talking about it all the time. Boris johnson was under intense pressure from some of his own party to think about listening some of the restrictions. That has kind of gone away for the last few weeks, such as been the severity of the outbreak, the number of cases, the number of deaths and the impact of the new variant. I think we are starting to hear more and more tory mps talking, again, but how lockdown can be lifted. In particular, they are looking to scotland and seeing the plan to maybe allow schoolchildren to start returning any faced away from the 22nd of february, they are saying why cant we do the same in england . There are also looking at some of the data we talk about every day, the number of new cases, which has gone down significantly. The reduction in the number of deaths, hospitalisations, which has been slower, but is still happening. Finally, they are looking at vaccinations, io finally, they are looking at vaccinations, 10 Million People vaccinated and saying, we should start to think about what it looks like getting out of lockdown. I dont think the governments to changes mind at the moment, though. That timetable you just set out i think is the borisjohnson is determined to stick to at the moment. A couple of reasons for that. One is, there is a natural caution now, because the scientists want to make sure that the variants are under control or not out of control, perhaps, is the better way of putting it, before unlocking happens, and secondly, i think someone number ten were frankly stung by the way things happen towards the tail end of last year, where you had things opening for a couple of weeks and then closing down again, some pretty rapid u turns from the government. We dont want to do that again, they hope number ten is that this lockdown will be the last one. They are going to take it slowly rather than moving too fast. Undoubtedly some of that pressure is coming back. ,. ,. , back. Interesting. Is it fair to say the criteria back. Interesting. Is it fair to say the criteria will back. Interesting. Is it fair to say the criteria will have back. Interesting. Is it fair to say the criteria will have to back. Interesting. Is it fair to say the criteria will have to be back. Interesting. Is it fair to say the criteria will have to be laid i the criteria will have to be laid out clearly, because not much if you are watching this and you work in a hospital, i sure youre just screaming at the Television Going what are you talking about using the lockdown . all our beds are pro . Peoples routine appointments are being cancelled or delayed all our beds are full. Being cancelled or delayed all our beds are full. Being cancelled or delayed all our beds are full. That is absently ri. Ht, our beds are full. That is absently riaht, not our beds are full. That is absently right. Notjust our beds are full. That is absently right, not just what our beds are full. That is absently right, not just what we our beds are full. That is absently right, not just what we are our beds are full. That is absently| right, notjust what we are hearing from a lot of the scientific experts as well. There is often a clash between Boris Johnsons backbenchers, who he listens to a lot, because he was very close to them when he was on the backbenches before he was Prime Minister, and the scientist saying go slowly, dont move too quickly. Not all of them, but some of them, the scientist. The Prime Minister is looking at things like the number of hospitalisations, the number of deaths, our understanding of the abydos, and are not being any new variants that spread a lot quicker on top of the ones we already know about. It is worth bearing in mind theissue about. It is worth bearing in mind the issue of variance is one the government isnt completely on top of the, or at least its critics will say it is not complete the ensemble. It feels like we have been droning on about quarantine in hotels for some time. We have, because the government has been talking about it for some time, but hasnt quite got round to it. We talked for weeks about the plans and government to make people arriving from certain countries, the most at risk countries, the most at risk countries with their own variants, to make them stay in certain hotels for a certain period of time, to make sure they are not spreading the abydos. We know it is happening, we just dont know exactly what its going to look like yet how it will work spreading the virus. Weve been thought that happen this week, my understanding is that we are now looking at next week before we get those details, and for some the Travel Industry, for some who run hotels, that is causing a lot of frustration, because they think they can get it pretty soon and the government is not listening. Thank ou ve government is not listening. Thank you very much the headlines. A trial is launched to see whether different Covid Vaccines could be given to people for the first and second dose. As the Vaccination Programme progresses quickly, questions are asked about when lockdown could be lifted. The Bank Of England forecasts that the economy will pick up strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the Vaccine Programme. The Bank Of England is forecasting the economy will struck up pick up the economy will struck up pick up strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the Vaccination Programme. The latest nhs figures on the number of people infected with the flu this winter are set to be released today. The data is expected to show a sharp fall in the number of infections. Statistics released earlier in the week show in the number of people being diagnosed with the virus has dropped by 95 , to a level not seen in the uk in more than 100 years. John mcauley, who is a director of the World Health Organizations collaborating centre for research on influenza, is in london. Good afternoon. We dont have the specific figures just yet, but if we are looking at that sort of drop, what does that mean . Are looking at that sort of drop, what does that mean . Well, we follow flu activity throughout what does that mean . Well, we follow flu activity throughout the what does that mean . Well, we follow flu activity throughout the year what does that mean . Well, we follow flu activity throughout the year and flu activity throughout the year and we have been doing this for decades, really. What we have seen this year as really very low levels across the world. Both Northern Hemisphere and southern hemisphere. What we see, really, that as you said there, 95 down on a normal year, and possibly even lower than that. You could ask whether this was a lack of surveillance, but we know in centres in the uk, for example, we know we can pick up certain things and we picked them up but we dont pick up flu in circulation in the population. We see the same kinds of things from the middle east, from parts of africa, although in parts of africa there is flu in circulation in west africa. For most of the world, flu is in very small numbers but it has not gone away. There has been flu in cameroon, in india and bangladesh, indonesia, but in most places it is very low. And in most places it is very low. And in most places it is very low. And in those places in most places it is very low. And in those places where it is low, is this all about the social distancing, they working from home that we talk about so much . Is it driven by that . That we talk about so much . Is it driven by that . Well, i expect so. We had increased driven by that . Well, i expect so. We had increased vaccination driven by that . Well, i expect so. We had increased vaccination in i driven by that . Well, i expect so. I we had increased vaccination in the uk, that may contribute somewhat to it, but still, the minority of the population of the uk is vaccinated, but is the operation we have seen the seen the drop. The drops have been seen were vaccination hasnt been seen were vaccination hasnt been enhanced or at high levels in the population. I think it would be the population. I think it would be the social distancing, particular waiting masks and people working from home and not travelling on the underground, etc, Public Transport so much. But, also, it could be part of it, lack of international travel. As we hear, there are still significant numbers of people travelling internationally, although they may then be quarantined. It is a combination of factors. All of these non pharmaceutical factors. A combination of factors. All of these non pharmaceuticalfactors. Is these non pharmaceutical factors. Is it these non pharmaceuticalfactors. Is it good news what could it mean for next years. It good news what could it mean for next years. . It it good news what could it mean for next years . Next years. . It is a concern, because next years. . It is a concern, because as next years. . It is a concern, because as you next years. . It is a concern, because as you rightly next years. . It is a concern, because as you rightly pointed| next years. . It is a concern, because as you rightly pointed out, we havent seen this kind of low level of circulation for over 100 years, i think the last time we saw that in england and wales and the United Kingdom will have been probably in the late 1800s, maybe 18805. What probably in the late 1800s, maybe 1880s. What we dont know is, without the circulation boosting what we call Population Immunity, that some people get a bit of a boost of immunity each year through infection, what does that mean next year . Because we havent had this years best year . Because we havent had this yea r� s best of year . Because we havent had this years best of immunity, so may be Population Immunity next year will be lower. We have to be domain that will possibly expose us to new variants of flow, but we may be more susceptible to the viruses insert Collision Mpeg or the bird flu is. We dont know, but we have to be very careful with next year viruses present in pigs. 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I think so, but i also know that the joint committee for vaccination and immunisation within the uk is already considering this, and will have provided information to the government on their advice for next year as well as this year. Their advice for next year as well as this year as this year. Thank you for your time. Borisjohnson is under increasing pressure to maintain the extra £20 per week that was added to universal credit when the pandemic erupted. The arrangement is due to end next month but mps and Charities Say removing the top up will push more people towards poverty. Alex forsyth reports. Letsjust double check so we see what you need to do to write your poem. Like many parents, jess is embroiled in the home school struggle. Sometimes we have to do things we dont like, ollie. She is a single mum to eight year old oliver. Moneys always been tight but through the pandemic she says its been worse. Being at home has pushed bills up and without a car, shopping locally can be pricey. Although our cupboards are full, our fridge is a bit empty and this is the week where we dont really have much fresh stuff in because its bill week. Jess works in a supermarket but also relies on universal credit. The government put that up by £20 a week at the start of the pandemic to help those likejess, whos had to make some tough choices. Ive had to scrape together food from the tins. I have had to go to the food bank. I always make sure oliver has got everything he needs and id go without. There have been times when i have struggled, i have had to phone up the Utility Company and be, like, can i a set up a payment plan to pay off this months bill . Because ijust dont have the money. Getting out and playing hockey has been a lifeline for oliver and jess. And, with support from a charity, she has worked hard to improve her finances. The extra universal credit has helped and she is hopeful things will get easier. The one thing i have always been worried about is, am i doing the right thing for him . Hopefully he learns the value of hard work. Well get there eventually, i think. There has been a heavy economic price to this pandemic. Its obvious in any high street. The government has put billions into supporting businesses and individuals and says it is committed to helping the lowest paid families pointing to increases in welfare and grants for things like food and bills. But it is being urged to make a decision on the extra income many of those struggling have come to rely on. The government is under some pressure to keep that increased rate of universal credit. If it does, that means a pretty big bill for the treasury, about £6 billion. At the moment, the chancellor is working out his budget and the government says part of that process is looking at the state of the pandemic and the state of public finances and working out the best way to support people. My children will never know that i struggle. Know that i worry because ill always be daddy for them. For anthony, the extra £20 a week has been a lifeline. Hes a single dad of two, including to three year old florence and he says any drop in income would be a real struggle. As a household, if we were to have the hit like that, we are going to have to be constantly at the food bank, were going to have to ask for assistance for bills. Its difficult for everybody at the moment. So we have to make do. And universal credit makes us just make do. The governments yet to decide whether to keep the increased rate. Theres no escaping the impact of this pandemic on public and personal finances. Anthony has had support from the Christians Against Poverty charity, which he says has been invaluable. There are places out there. But sometimes you dont feel you can reach out to those places because youre embarrassed, because youre exhausted. And i have to say, do it, because its the best thing that i did and the only way that we can move forward is moving forward together. Alex forsyth, bbc news. The Irish Government has warned that a key part of the brexit deal will not be scrapped, despite problems with goods moving between britain and Northern Ireland. Physical inspections and paperwork are required under whats called the Northern Ireland protocol but businesses complain its added costs and red tape. Emma vardy reports. All these beds, theyre all sitting empty. This time of year, we have all our plants coming in from england, from europe, and they are all sitting empty. We dont know what were going to do. How does your garden grow . Well, in Northern Ireland right now, you might be suffering a few bare patches because some horticultural businesses in Great Britain have stopped sending plants and seeds over the irish sea. The gardeners we worked with, common varieties of lettuce, cabbage and tomatoes. They are all banned from coming into the country. So we are now going to have to try and look to europe to see if we can get something similar. Its happening because in order to avoid checks at the land border on the island of ireland, the Brexit Agreement with the eu included a compromise, which means Northern Ireland continues to follow some eu rules unlike the rest of the uk. Plants are just one of many types of goods that now needs new documentation in order to be sent from britain to Northern Ireland. Borisjohnson previously played down the idea that there would ever be a new trade border in the irish sea. But now the rules are a reality, its affecting lots of everyday products, especially shipments of food. And the red tape is set to increase in april, when the grace period comes to end. The government is asking the eu to push back the deadline by nearly two years. Sinn fein and the Irish Government believes the problems could be worked out, but Northern Irelands democratic unionists want the arrangement scrapped entirely. Its an absolute disgrace and a disaster. I think the British Government now have a duty to protect the tax paying citizens of the United Kingdom who live in Northern Ireland. The issues divide communities here and continue to be one of the most difficult issues over brexit to resolve. Emma vardy, bbc news. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the Weather Prospects. Here is sera. Weve got some Colder Weather on the cards as we head over the next couple of days. Critically across scotland, there is an Amber Warning and force from thursday until saturday. They could be as much as 20 to 30 centimetres of snow over the house ground, not to cause significant disruption, mainly to the north of the central belt. It is still pretty mild, plenty of heavy showers rattling through through the course of the evening. Some mist and some fog patches forming in the south. Reasonably mild as we head into friday morning. We have got the snowfall which will continue across parts of scotland and should cause disruption on friday. At lower levels and close to the coast they will be falling as rain. Scattered showers for Northern Ireland, parts of england and wales and probably dries towards the south east. Things will turn colder and there could be more destructive snow, particular parts of eastern england, as we head to the course of the weekend. This is bbc news. The headlines. A trial is launched to see whether different Covid Vaccines could be given to people for the first and second dose. The approach could offer greater protection. We are very proud of our track record, on the taxing task force, and the deployment programme. But this is another part of the armoury. The economy will rebound strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the success of the Vaccine Programme, the Bank Of England forecasts. As the Vaccination Programme progresses quickly, questions are asked about when lockdown could be lifted. The uk and us condemn china after a bbc report alleges women were systematically raped and tortured in uighur camps. But china calls it lies and disinformation. We will talk more about that very upsetting story a little later in this half an hour. Lets get the sport now from the bbc sport centre. Good afternoon. The line ups for both england and scotland have been announced ahead of their six nations match on saturday with Cameron Redpath making his debut for scotland. Redpath played for england at youth level, but chose to join scotland for the 2021 six nations. Hell line up against several of his under 20s england former teammates. The bath centres father Bryan Redpath is a former scotland captain. Meanwhile, Ollie Lawrence will make his first start for england. Eddie jones selection is one of five changes, hes also dropped george ford to the bench, with captain, owen farrell switching to fly half. Rory mcilroy has critisiced golf� s authorities for spending millions of dollars on the wrong thing, after they proposed changing the length of golf clubs in an attempt to reduce the distance players can hit the ball. The sports two main governing bodies, the r a and the usga, want to reduce the maximum length of clubs from 48 to 46 inches to restrict hitting distances. But mcilroy says those proposals Reek Of Self Importance, and rule makers should invest in grassroots golf instead. Ian wright says hes tired and disappointed after a teenager who sent him racist abuse avoided a criminal conviction. The former arsenal and england striker, whos now a bbc pundit, was sent the messages on social media by 18 year old Patrick Obrien from ireland, who sent them after losing a match on the fifa computer game. He was given probation, with the judge saying he saw nothing to gain from a criminal conviction. However, wright says that sends the wrong message. Zak crawley� s been ruled out of the first two tests against india after injuring himself in whats been called a Freak Accident. The opener slipped on a marble floor during practice yesterday and has sprained his wrist. Its expected hell be replaced in the battling line up by either ollie pope or dan lawrence. Meanwhile former captain Michael Vaughan says current Incumbentjoe Root will end his career as englands greatest player in history. The first test in chennai will be root� s 100th, and hes keen to make sure he remembers the occasion for the right reasons. It will be a very special day, and a special game. But there is business to do, theres things that are more important, thats getting is after a really good start in this series and that will be my full focus when we walk out to play on friday. Beyond that, im sure ill look back on it very fondly but once that game starts, it will be about trying to score big runs and lead the team well. , ,. , well. The first test starts tomorrow. Now, pip hare has been sailing round the world in the Vendee Globe Race since november. Shes due to finish next week, and shes been given a big surprise for her birthday which is this weekend. Steve harris, who is a presenter at bbc radio solent, thought hed try and lift pips spirits by appealing to her favourite actor Russell Crowe to get in touch on social media, perhaps not thinking the Hollywood Star would get back to him directly. Well, as a matter of fact he did so steve asked him for a Video Message to send to pip, whos still about a week away from the finish, in the middle of the atlantic. This is what Russell Crowe sent in. Happy birthday, pip. I hear youre sailing around the globe. Now, just this morning, i was kayaking up coffs creek. I had a paddle, made it significantly easier. So, its a similar journey, i imagine. Anyway, im just sitting here thinking about the incredible challenge in front of you and how overwhelming that must feel some days. But just keep going. What an amazing feeling youre going to have when you can say youve claimed the globe. Happy birthday, pip. Sail well. With that beard, he looks like he belongs at sea as well last night, pip was shown that Video Message, and she tweeted this thank you. Thank you so much for my birthday message. J you have no idea what a surprisel and how great it was to receive it. Ive been on my own for 87 days. Itsjust incredible to know that there are people outl there thinking about me. So thank you so much. A message from herfavourite a message from her favourite actor, almost worth being at sea for 87 days thats all the sport for now. You are watching bbc news, it is 2a minutes to three. We will talk more about that very distressing story from china. Theres been International Condemnation of china after the bbc reported allegations of systematic rape and torture of people women in so called Re Education Camps for the Uighur Muslim minority. In the us the state Department Says it is deeply disturbed by what it calls the atrocities outlined in the report broadcast here on bbc news. And it is demanding a powerful response, urging that chinas actions, which it says it shocks the conscience, be met with serious consequences. In the commons, the Foreign Office minister nigel adams described the bbc report as chilling and called upon china to allow unfettered access to refute the allegations. The bbc spoke with someone who was held at one of the camps in xinjiang. She says she was held in a cell with 13 other women, in the camp seen in these satellite images. She says three men visited the cell after midnight. Translation they did whatever evil their mind could think of. And they didnt spare any part of my body. It was disgusting to look at. They didntjust rape. They were barbaric. They had beaten all of my body. The bbc also heard from a former inmate from another camp who now lives in istanbul. She was employed at a camp and says she was forced to be complicit in the rape of young women. Translation i worked six months as a cleanin translation i worked six months as a Cleaning Worker translation i worked six months as a Cleaning Worker for translation i worked six months as a Cleaning Worker for the translation i worked six months as a Cleaning Worker for the women. A Cleaning Worker for the women. Hand chinese men would pay money to have their peak of the pretty young inmates. Myjob is to remove their clothes completely, and then handcuff them on their beds so they cannot move. But the Chinese Foreign ministry has dismissed the bbc report as lies and disinformation. This from the ministrys weekly press conference. Translation there is no so called systemic sexual abuse against women. Our Constitution Guarantees and protects human rights and it is embedded in our legal system and the governments work. The Education Centres strictly abide by the constitutional role to guarantee the students basic rights and prevent any insult or abuse. Speaking in the commons in the last hour, the Foreign Office minister nigel adams told mps the uk was leading International Pressure on china to change course. I acknowledge the strength of feeling about the Human Rights Situation in xinjiang shared by honourable members right across this house. And the bbc reports that my honourable friend refers to is chilling. It includes deeply distressing testimony of the rape, torture and dehumanisation of uighur women in xinjiang detention centres. Its a further compelling addition to the growing body of evidence of the gross Human Rights Abuses being perpetrated against minorities in xinjiang. The evidence of the scale and the violation of these is now far reaching and paint a truly harrowing picture. If china wishes to dispute this evidence, they must allow unfettered access to the region for the un High Commissioner Of Human Rights or another independent fact finding body. That independent factfinding body. That was art of independent fact finding body. That was part of what was said about this earlier. Matthew hill is the reporter on this story. He says the piece was thoroughly researched. I have spoken to several women in istanbul, in america, in holland, sweden. And i interviewed them forensically. And a consistent picture emerges from the testimony, of rape, of hair being shown off, as they entered the camps, jewellery being taken. On one occasion, of 100 women being forced to watch a young woman being gang raped in one of these Re Education Camps and that, they say, was as a means of control. So anyone who looked away, there were repercussions for them. There is a picture of the very specific torture which involves an electric rod. And also, forcibly being told that they are putting an iud, conscious effective, and in some cases, forced sterilisation. Are contraceptive. These allegations are very serious and the women were in tears. The emotion seemed to me to be very, very genuine. The bbc has issued a statement about its coverage saying, we stand by our accurate and fair reporting of events in china and is totally reject the unfounded accusations of fake news or ideological bias. The statement goes on to say. Chinas state owned broadcaster has had its licence to broadcast in the uk revoked by the media watchdog ofcom, the regulator says the company which owns the uk licence for. Sorry, for China Global Television network, does not have day to day control over the channel which is against its rules. Lets hear more from our media editor. Political bodies are not allowed to broadcast in the uk and ofcom the regulator had said to see gtn, the China Global Television network, that it needed to prove it was editorially independent of the Chinese Communist party, and they failed. So at10 15am, this Chinese Communist party, and they failed. So at 10 15am, this morning, the licence was revoked. Confusingly half an hour after that, chinas Foreign Ministry repeated demand it first seem to have made a few weeks ago that the bbc apologised for its coverage of the pandemic in wuhan. They say, we need an apology, and its a politically motivated. Some well informed souls say that that seems to be genuinely coincidental rather than a retaliation for what ofcom did, but china has also complained about the bbc coverage of Uighur Muslims and the mass detention that we have covered here. In recent years state broadcasters have become very important to various countries as a tool of soft power and propaganda. There is a broader Colder Tech War going on between china and the west. Global conflicts is to be about land and Natural Resources and today they increasingly seem to be about information. Authorities in south korea have pledged to improve conditions for the countrys 200,000 Migrant Workers after a woman from cambodia was found dead after living in a greenhouse in subzero conditions. Her death is the latest in a series of Human Rights Violations involving Migrant Workers in south korea most of whom come from southeast asia. We are being led through a maze of plastic covered farmland to discover a network of hidden workers. Campaigners here call them modern day slaves. Migrant workers dontjust toil night and day in these fields, they must live here, too. Inside a shipping container, this worker tells us he came here to provide for his family in cambodia. You do this for a salary, for money . Like thousands of other legal Migrant Workers, he is tied to a contract. Translation the hardest thing for workers is that there is absolutely no Freedom Of Movement and the workers are bound entirely to the owners. A complete master serva nt relationship. Nearby, we found a group of young women living in similar conditions. This is their bathroom. So, about three people will shower, wash, cook in here. Its like a container facility. But this is basically where they shower. So this is a bucket of water. For this room, she pays the farmer 150 a month to live here. As well as, of course, she works about eight or nine hours a day. We are told it can be much worse for undocumented workers. But there is hope that south koreans are finally beginning to understand the hidden cost of the food supply. In the south, at a seaweed farm, we find apoli. After escaping a cruel contract, with only one day off a year, he raised his case with leading politicians. Translation i want to tell korean employers that workers need rest and off days. When workers work a lot, the pay should be a lot too. I want to tell other Migrant Workers that we need to be strong if we want to be successful. We shouldnt give up. We need to face these challenges head on. The Labour Ministry told us they are already working to reform the so called slave contract, they are investigating all forms of housing. They say they are committed to helping Migrant Workers. With south koreas population in sharp decline, there is finally a realisation that not only does this country need to these workers, they also need to treat them better. Laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. The headlines. A trial is launched to see whether different Covid Vaccines could be given to people for the first and second dose. As the Vaccination Programme progresses quickly, questions are asked about when lockdown could be lifted. The Bank Of England forecasts that the economy will pick up strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the Vaccine Programme. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in thousands of people having their scans or treatment for cancer sometimes delayed. Charities are warning that in some cases, the disease will have progressed well people are waiting to be seen and that emotional support for those people is vital. Our correspondent has been speaking to one woman who was helped by a charity. On february the 6th, 2020, minna and kavi were married. A month later she was due to have potentially life saving surgery for pancreatic cancer. But this was the news on february the 6th. A third person has tested positive for coronavirus here in the uk. The virus had started to spread across the country and the impact on Cancer Services was devastating. Everything was good to go, and then coronavirus. Minnas surgery was cancelled. So then when i went back in april, the tumour had started growing and it was too late to do the procedure any more. Minna speaks to me from her bed at home, where her cancer journey is near its end. People suffer in silence. They dont know how much help there is. And what kind of help there is. In lockdown, facing a terminal diagnosis, she says her impossible situation was made bearable by one woman. A macmillan volunteer called julie, who she has never met, but who was on the end of a phone when she needed her most. We found a special connection. And it was like, you know when they say sometimes it was meant to be . Basically, because my mum had passed in 2017 with cancer, i wanted to give something back. People keep saying to you, be strong, you will fight it. You will go through it. To a certain point it is fantastic. But at some point its, like, ive had enough. Ive heard enough. Let me just feel how i feel. You know . You know, let me tell you exactly how i feel without you telling me that i need to be strong. And she was there for that. You must think of her, i guess, often . Oh, yeah, absolutely. Up to today i didnt know what had happened since my last conversation with her. She is really, really, really, really poorly at the moment. But she did record a message with me to give to you. Can i show it to you . Yeah, id love to see it, yeah. That would be brilliant. Let me get it. From the bottom of my heart, julie, your kindness and your caring, and yourjoy. Your way of seeing life, that carried me through. That carried me through. Its lovely to know that she taught me a lot of lessons about grabbing each day and making the most of it. That report from jane mccubbin. Two years ago, a landmark equal pay case in glasgow resulted in the city council paying out a total of £500 million to thousands of women. It was the result of years of campaigning. Now bbc scotland has revealed that another major case could soon be under way, this time in dundee. Women employed by the local authority there say they have been deprived of thousands of pounds in bonuses. Hazel martin has this report. My name is susan. I work for dundee city council, i am a home care worker. I work in the community, going house to house, but it is a scary time, notjust for us, but for our families as well. Stephanie smith, i am an assistant cook historically, dundee was known as she town because of its strong willed, no nonsense and most of the female workforce. Women were on the front line then, but these are on the front line now. Their union claims that they are underpaid by their local authority. I dont think they realise just how much we have put into the job and how hard it is at times. It can be very stressful and very physical. And you are walking a lot, but im a walker, but youre out walking out in all weathers. They are going out every week for us working and they are clapping for us working and were being discriminating against the not getting. No bonus. I dont get any extra money for putting out extra meals and the crossing patrol does not get any extra money forgetting extra kids across the road. So why. According to the so called craft jobs typically filled by men, like lift anthonys engine needs and instruct forjoining us are subject to substantial financial bonus today, a grievance was launched with the council in dundee. The today, a grievance was launched with the council in dundee. Today, a grievance was launched with the council in dundee. The women who have been delivering the council in dundee. The women who have been delivering the the council in dundee. The women who have been delivering the roles the council in dundee. The women who have been delivering the roles and have been delivering the roles and carrying out the most vital of services, talking about carers, educators, catering, cleaning, jobs that have been very hard and actually quite dangerous throughout the pandemic. The fact that a male dominated cohort of workers have been getting access to a bonus system and they have been refused access to it is blatant as cremation and it is time for that to end. Are there any concerns blatant discrimination and it is time for that to end. Discrimination and it is time for that to end discrimination and it is time for that to end. Other any concerns about what that to end. Other any concerns about what this that to end. Other any concerns about what this could that to end. Other any concerns about what this could do that to end. Other any concerns about what this could do to that to end. 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We could soon start to see if there is an issue and how deep it runs. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the Weather Prospects right now. We have some wintry weather on the way for much of the uk, particularly as we come through the weekend. For the here and there and the next few days, parts of scotland will have the heavy snowfall. An Amber Warning in force for the heavy snowfall causing significant disruption, any where from Perth And Kinross up towards Caithness And Sutherland. On top of the highest ground, 30 centimetres of snow over the next couple of days so the snowfall causing disruption, all down to this slow moving weather front. A causing disruption, all down to this slow moving weatherfront. A brisk easterly wind coming in with that level as well. To the south and down at lower levels, in the east of scotland, falling as rain. In the much milder airfor the rest of scotland, falling as rain. In the much milder air for the rest of the uk, plenty of scattered showers working their way northwards and eastwards, through into the evening and overnight. Through tonight, mist and overnight. Through tonight, mist and fog patches forming in the south, and we still have snow and ice across many parts of scotland. Reasonably mild through friday, plenty more showers in the west. North east scotland and the north east of england, we see that mix of rain, sleet and heavy snowfall across Higher Ground once again tomorrow. Temperatures in the southin again tomorrow. Temperatures in the south in double figures, 10 degrees in london, contrast that with three sources in aberdeen. Into the weekend, things are going to be turning colderfor all of weekend, things are going to be turning colder for all of us, weekend, things are going to be turning colderfor all of us, and there will be further snowfall in places as well. Moving through friday night and into saturday, as low pressure starts to drift away towards the south, that snow will fall down to lower levels across much of scotland and it will starts to fall across parts of Northern England as well. To the south of of the southern half of england and wales continuing to see some showers. Dryer on saturday for Northern Ireland with temperatures down in recent days so between two to 8 degrees on saturday. As we go into the second half of the weekend, the blue colours, the cold air, the easterly wind will be blowing and that will be across all of the uk, moving into sunday. There is likely to be some snowfall particularly in the east and across parts of southern and eastern england, east anglia set to see some snowfall. The position and the detail could change if the next few days. Turning much colder, potentialfor if the next few days. Turning much colder, potential for the disruptive snow for many of us. This is bbc news. The headlines. The Bank Of England forecasts that the economy will rebound strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the success of the Vaccine Programme. A trial is launched to see whether different Covid Vaccines could be given to people for the first and second dose. The approach could offer greater protection we are very proud of our track record on the Vaccines Task force on the deployment programme, but this is another part of the armoury. And as the Vaccination Programme progresses quickly questions are asked about when lockdown could be lifted. Theres International Condemnation of china after a bbc report alleges women were systemically raped and tortured in uighur camps. But china calls it � lies and disinformation. And how green is your Football Club . Fans are encouraged to persuade their team to be more environmental. The uks rapid covid 19 Vaccination Programme will help the economy rebound strongly this year as people become more confident about spending. Thats according to the Bank Of England. The economy is expected to shrink 4. 2 in the first three months of 2021, amid tighter Lockdown Restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. And while Government Support schemes are expected to limit any immediate increase in unemployment, the jobless rate is still projected to rise to 7. 8 later this year as the Furlough Scheme winds down. However, high earners working from home have saved more during the pandemic. The Bank Of England said £125 billion more was squirrelled away in uk Savings Accounts last year. The governor of the Bank Of England says he can see light at the end of the tunnel for investment and growth in the uk economy. I am optimistic that we are now seeing a hugely impressive programme of vaccination, and were also now beginning to see the positive benefits of it. And i think as we move forward, that should reduce uncertainty. Itll take time but it will reduce uncertainty. And that will create something that is hugely important in the economy Going Forward to support activity and growth, which is to support business investment. And its a very high priority, very high priority of mine, by the way, to create the conditions and support it. Our economics correspondent andy verity is here. It is quite striking, he is talking about a lot of things getting worse, but also there seems to be quite an edge of positivity. Just unravel that for us. Edge of positivity. Just unravel that for us. There is positives and negatives, that for us. There is positives and negatives, jane. That for us. There is positives and negatives, jane. If that for us. There is positives and negatives, jane. If you that for us. There is positives | and negatives, jane. If you look that for us. There is positives. And negatives, jane. If you look at the summary of what has happened over the past year, 2020, we have some information are not from the Bank Of England. The last quarter of the year when we had the tears imposed and it seemed the economy muscled down, the Bank Of England predicted a net loss or to the economy grew a little bit. Over the whole of 2020, the economy was down by 8 . That is less than they thought it would be a few months ago. On the other hand, we have this prediction for the next three months that the economy will shrink again by 4 . That means at the end of march the economy will be 12 smaller than it has been. Again, it could have been worse, but what the Bank Of England are saying here is that the vaccinations, anyway, are the primary tool of economic policy. It is not interest rates, just like the tax policy. It is vaccinations are gonna determine how quickly the economy gets back on its feet. Even so, looking at the next few months, prediction of a fall in the economy of more than 4 , in normal times that would be calamitous. Would be talking about the biggest quarterly fall, part of a masher, since the great depression. For 80 years. It doesnt normally do that. It is only a fifth of what in the long term aspirin, so it is all relative. But the bank is here is, once the Vaccination Programme is rolled out, the economy will have a big boost, but it is also sing it wont go back to pre pandemic levels until the beginning of next year and after that it will slow down. Although there is optimism, there is also caution. ,. , caution. Some optimism, but are we still looking caution. Some optimism, but are we still looking at caution. Some optimism, but are we still looking at dreadful still looking at dreadful Unemployment Figures . Because we know about the impact that covid has had on business and how this country, with its reliance on the service sector, we are badly hit by that. , service sector, we are badly hit by that. ,. ,. ,. , that. Certainly, dreadful and any otherterms that. Certainly, dreadful and any other terms apart that. Certainly, dreadful and any other terms apart from that. Certainly, dreadful and any other terms apart from after that. Certainly, dreadful and any other terms apart from after the Global Financial crisis. 7. 8 , other terms apart from after the globalfinancial crisis. 7. 8 , what Global Financial crisis. 7. 8 , what theyre globalfinancial crisis. 7. 8 , what theyre predicting it will peak at some time in the middle of next year, probably when for example the luskin comes to an end. That prediction, that level of unemployment will be worse than anything we have had since about 2011. When unemployment got up to about 2. 7 million. Youre talking there about 2. 5 Million People being unemployed, about a million more than before the pandemic. It is still a lot less than the Bank Of England was predicting six months ago when they thought it might gap to 11 or 12 . So huge amounts of money, £300 billion that the government have spent combating this pandemic has had to course, the positive beneficial effect in keeping unemployment down, but there are uncertainties about what happens when that support was eventually withdrawn. We still dont know, really, there is a huge amount of uncertainty about how things pan out over the next b months. Indeed, whether businesses can survive and whether businesses can survive and whetherjobs can be kept. Brute whether businesses can survive and whetherjobs can be kept. Whether businesses can survive and whetherjobs can be kept. Whether obs can be kept. We will be talkin whetherjobs can be kept. We will be talking About Whetherjobs can be kept. We will be talking about this whetherjobs can be kept. We will be talking about this for whetherjobs can be kept. We will be talking about this for some whetherjobs can be kept. We will be talking about this for some time whetherjobs can be kept. We will be talking about this for some time to l talking about this for some time to come. Scientists have begun a trial to see whether giving people different Covid Vaccines for their first and second dose works as well as the current approach, using the samejab. Its thought the move could give more flexibility if theres any disruption to supplies and may even offer better protection against the virus. The results from the study wont be available until the summer so the government says theres no change to the Vaccine Programme yet. Heres dominic hughes. This fire station in hampshire as the latest venue to become part of the latest venue to become part of the Vaccination Roll Out. One of thousands of sites now operating across the uk. More than 10 Million People have now had their first jobs, but a new study aims to find out if mixing doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca and Pfizer Biotech vaccines could offer the body even more chances to develop defences against the virus. What were doing here is we are looking to see how well peoples Immune Systems respond if you give the first dose with one Covid Vaccine, the second with another. And the reason we want to do that is to build flexibility into the uk immunisation schedule for Covid Vaccines, and even globally. It makes it much easier to administer these vaccines if you dont have to worry too much about always giving the second dose the same as the first dose. The trial will mix doses from the two vaccines currently being used more could be added as approved. The study will involve 820 volunteers who have not yet had the vaccine. All volunteers will be age 50 or older. The trial will run initially at eight sites across england. Tackling outbreaks of ebola is one reason researchers believe this approach may work. Mixing vaccines was used against this highly infectious virus. A Second Boosterjab that adds a second type of Immune Response can often be better than two of the same. It is something that is done historically with vaccines for hepatitis, for childrens vaccines, polio, measles, mumps and rubella. It will hopefully maintain the uk at the forefront of research into Covid Vaccines. We are very proud of our track record. The task force and the deployment programme. This is another part of the armoury. Given the erratic nature of vaccine supply, described by ministers as lumpy, the degree of flexibility in the Vaccination Programme could be a real help in the months to come, but perhaps the biggest benefit would be for those developing countries yet to get Vaccination Programmes up and running. Being able to mix and match supplies could make all the difference. The first results of this trial should be known by the early summer. The owners of some of britains Biggest Hotel chains say theyve not heard from the government about plans to quarantine travellers arriving in the uk. Theres been growing pressure on ministers to introduce tougher Border Restrictions following the emergence of new coronavirus variants. The Prime Minister said last month that people returning from Covid Hotspots would have to quarantine in hotels but no start date has been set. Caroline davies reports. More than a week after it was announced, there are still no published plans on Quarantine Hotels and some hoteliers are getting frustrated. I think in my company, if we went and announced something nationally and we hadnt thought about how we were going to deliver that, and we hadnt engaged with the people who would actually have to deliver that, then im not sure i would even be in a job. Yesterday, the Prime Minister had said plans would be announced today. Number 10 said the Prime Minister had been misinformed. The announcement was always going to be made when the operation of the Hotel Quarantine was ready and it was with, i think the Prime Minister was saying within days, but. No, he said it would be today. Well, my understanding is that it was always going to be within the next few days. The governments policy only applies to arrivals from 33 high risk countries. Labour wants that applied to every country and are calling for a wider plan, fast. We are in a race iiow. Virus against vaccination. Lets secure our borders while we carry out the vaccination process. The uk could use elements of other Quarantine Hotel systems in other countries, like australia and new zealand. But there are other options to consider. Airports, airlines and hotels still have a lot of questions about how this is going to work. They range from the practical side, like whether guests can go out for managed exercise, down to safety and security questions, like whether passengers from high and low risk countries should be travelling together on the same flight or kept together at terminals. If you look at the australian model, there is Perimeter Fencing. Do we need to put up Perimeter Fencing . What sort of Air Ventilation is required . Who would supply security . Is it us . Weve got that available, but is that us or is it a Third Party Contractor . What if somebody breaches those rules, someone leaves the room, are we to fine them . Can they have outside phone calls . Just so many questions that really need to be answered. Creating managed quarantine is complicated and none of those involved want the system to be poorly thought through. But with the policy already announced and likely to dissuade travellers from booking far ahead, the industry says it needs answers for how this is going to work. Caroline davies, bbc news. One of the scientists on the governments Advisory Group sage has said he expects there will be a phased opening of society as Vaccinations Levels increase with life � more or less back to normal� for the summer. Lets take a look at the key dates over the next few weeks. By 15th february, the government aims to have vaccinated everyone in the first four Priority Groups thats care home residents, front line health staff, everybody over the age of 70 and people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. On 22nd february, the Prime Minister will set out a � roadmap for how the government intends to ease restrictions in england. Schools would be the first to open to all pupils the government says that will happen on 8th march at the earliest, in england. Schools may open earlier in wales scotland with a possible phased reopening from the 22nd february. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent Nick Eardley Whos in westminster. Does the data put more pressure on the pm around easing the lockdown . . Towards detail end of last year we were talking about it all the time. Borisjohnson was under intense pressure from some of his own party to think about listening some of the restrictions. That is kind of gone away for the last few weeks, such has been the severity of the outbreak, the number of cases, the number of deaths and the impact of the new variant. I think we are starting to hear more and more tory mps talking, again, about how lockdown can be lifted. In particular, they are looking to scotland and seeing the plan so it allow schoolchildren to start returning any faced way from the 22nd of february, and they are saying, well, why can we do the same in england . There are also looking at some of the data we talk about every day, the number of new cases, which has gone down significantly. They are looking at the reduction in the number of deaths, the number of hospitalisations, which has been a lot slower, but is still happening. Finally, they are looking at vaccinations, 10 Million People vaccinated and saying, we should start to think about what it looks like getting out of lockdown. I dont think the government will change its mind at the moment, that timetable you set out as the one i think borisjohnson is determined to stick to at the moment. One of the reasons for that is there is a natural Caution Scientist want to make sure the variants are not out of control before unlocking happens and secondly, some in number ten were frankly stung by the way things happen towards the tail end of last year where you had things opening for a couple of weeks and then closing down again, some pretty rapid u turns from the government. They dont want to do that again. They dont want to do that again. The open number ten is that this lockdown will be the last one, so i think theyre going to take it slowly rather than take it fast but undoubtedly some of the pressure is coming back the hope in number ten. Is coming back the hope in number ten. ,. ,. ,. , ten. Is it fair to say the criteria have not ten. Is it fair to say the criteria have got to ten. Is it fair to say the criteria have got to be ten. Is it fair to say the criteria have got to be laid ten. Is it fair to say the criteria have got to be laid out ten. Is it fair to say the criteria have got to be laid out really l have got to be laid out really clearly . Because, if youre watching this and you work in hospital, im sure yourejust this and you work in hospital, im sure youre just screaming at the Television Going, what are you talking about, using the lockdown . all our beds are cool. Peoples routine apartments had been cancelled or delayed. There is still pressure on hospital. That is one of the factors that has to be taken into consideration. Into consideration. That is absolutely into consideration. That is absolutely right into consideration. That is absolutely right and into consideration. That is absolutely right and that i into consideration. That is| absolutely right and that is into consideration. That is absolutely right and that is what we are hearing from a lot of scientific experts, as well. Theres often been a bit of a clash between Boris Johnsons backbenchers, who listens to a lot because he was very close to a lot because he was very close to them when he was on the backbenches before he was Prime Minister, and scientists are saying go slowly, dont move too quickly. Not all of the scientist, but some of them. I think are absently right, the criteria is important, so we know roughly, actually, what it is going to be. The Prime Minister is looking at things like the number of hospitalisations, the number of deaths, our understanding of the virus in the not being any new variants that spread a lot quicker on top of the ones we already about and the roll out of the Vaccination Programme, which seems to be going well. It is worth bearing in mind, though, that issue of radiance is one that the government isnt completely on top of yet variants. Or its critics would say it isnt on top up. It feels like we have been droning on about quarantine in hotels for some time. We have because the government has been talking about a per some time, but hasnt quite got round to it yet. We talk for weeks about the plans and government to make people arriving from certain countries, the most at risk countries with their own variants, to make them stay insurgent hotels for a certain period of time to make sure they are not spreading the virus make them stay insurgent hotels. We dont know what it is going to look like and how it will work because the government hasnt told us. We were told that might happen this week, my understanding is that now we are looking at next week before we get those details. For some in the Travel Industry and for, as you head and carolyns package a moment ago, for some who run hotels, that is causing a lot of frustration stop. The headlines on bbc news. The Bank Of England forecasts that the economy will rebound strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the Vaccine Programme. A trial is launched to see whether different Covid Vaccines could be given to people for the first and second dose. As the Vaccination Programme progresses quickly questions are asked about when lockdown could be lifted. The Irish Foreign minister, Simon Coveney, says the eu is considering whether to extend grace periods for checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain, that were agreed as part of the brexit trade deal. Talks, described last night as constructive, are continuing between the eu and the uk governments after Border Controls were stopped this week. I spoke to our europe correspondent, gavin lee, and he explained where both sides were in the talks at the start of this morning. Ajoint statement, from michael gove, from the eu side, the Vice President , and in addition to that meeting, Virtual Meeting that lasted a0 minutes last night with the deputy first minister of Northern Ireland from sinn fein and arlene foster, the first ministerfrom the dup, and ultimately, the potted history of this, after last weeks trouble with the catastrophe, which is admitted by the eu that it intended to trigger article 15 of the Northern Ireland protocol, basically suspending its usual application and meaning there could be a border between ireland and Northern Ireland, with the vaccine checks happening there. They stopped that, but a letter yesterday morning, published by michael gove, sent to the eu, said, actually, after that problem, they have seen threats to Northern Ireland, eu staff at the ports, those staff something suspended from work, since tuesday, they are still off work for the moment, so those checks are not in place on certain food stuffs. And we need some resolution here. There is a grace period for certain products, supermarket products, chilled meats, parcels, medicines, things like that, pets, we need to continue this scenario up until the end of 2022, so there is a a0 minute meeting, the end result was this will be a constructive way of finding solutions, it means Maros Sefcovic will come to Northern Ireland next week. Different implications in brief, essentially, the eu is saying it will continue to impose fully these checks and the uk still pushing for a grace period to extend it. I should say this, the last few minutes, we have had Simon Coveney on bbc radio ulster, he is the Foreign Minister for ireland, and also a significant eu official in the past, who said, the idea of the grace period now, we will look to put in place, if it is possible, to extend some of the grace periods. I think that is under consideration, but nothing drastic here in terms of the protocol. Theres been International Condemnation of china, after the bbc reported allegations of systematic rape and torture of women in so called Re Education Camps for the Uighur Muslim minority. In the us, the state Department Says it is deeply disturbed by what it called the atrocities outlined in the report broadcast here on bbc news. And its demanding a powerful response urging that chinas actions, which it says � shock the conscience, be met with serious consequences. In the commons, the Foreign Office minister nigel adams described the bbc report as chilling and called upon china to allow � unfettered access� to a fact finding mission. The bbc spoke to tursunay who was held at one of the camps in xinjiang. She says she was held in a cell with 13 other women, in the camp seen in these satellite images. She says three men visited the cell after midnight. You may well find this interview upsetting. Translation they did whatever evil their mind could think of. And they didn� t spare any part of my body. Biting it to the extent that it was disgusting to look at. They didn� t just rape. They were barbaric. They had beaten all over my body. The bbc also heard from a former inmate of another camp, who now lives in istanbul. She was employed at a camp and says she was forced to be complicit in the rape of young women. Translation i worked six months as a Cleaning Worker for the women. Han chinese men would pay money to have their peek of the pretty young inmates. Myjob was to remove their clothes completely, and then handcuff them on their beds so they cannot move. But the Chinese Foreign ministry has dismissed the bbc report as � lies and disinformation�. This from the ministry� s weekly press conference. Translation there is no socalled systemic Sexual Assault and abuse against women. China is a country, by law. Our Constitution Guarantees and protects human rights and it is emobodied in our legal system and the government� s work. The Education Centres strictly abide by the constitutional and laws to guarantee the students� basic rights and forbid any insult or abuse. Speaking in the commons today, the Foreign Office minister nigel adams told mps the uk was leading International Pressure on china to change course. I acknowledge the strength of feeling about the Human Rights Situation in xinjiang shared by honourable members right across this house. And the bbc report that my honourable friend refers to is chilling. It includes deeply distressing testimony of the rape, torture and dehumanisation of uighur women in xinjiang detention centres. It� s a further compelling addition to the growing body of evidence of the gross Human Rights Abuses being perpetrated against minorities in xinjiang. The evidence of the scale and the violation of these is now far reaching and paints a truly harrowing picture. If china wishes to dispute this evidence, they must allow unfettered access to the region for the un High Commissioner Of Human Rights or another independent fact finding body. Matthew hill is the reporter on this story. He says the piece was thoroughly researched. I have spoken to several women in istanbul, in america, in holland, sweden. And i interviewed them forensically. And a consistent picture emerges from their testimony, of rape, of hair being shorn off, as they entered the camps, jewellery being ta ken. On one occasion, of 100 women being forced to watch a young woman being gang raped in one of these Re Education Camps and that, they say, was as a means of control. So anyone who looked away, there were repercussions for them. There is a picture of a very specific torture which involves an electric rod. And also, forcibly being told that they are putting an iud, a contraceptive, and in some cases, forced sterilisation. These allegations are very serious and the women were in tears. The emotion seemed to me to be very, very genuine. The bbc has issued a statement defending its coverage, saying we stand by our accurate and fair reporting of events in china and totally reject these unfounded accusations of fake news or ideological bias. The statement went on to say the bbc is the world� s most trusted International News broadcaster reporting to a global audience of more than a00m people weekly without fear or favour. China� s state owned broadcaster has had its licence to broadcast in the uk revoked by the media watchdog, ofcom. The regulator said the company that owns the uk licence for China Global Television network doesn� t have day to day control over the channel, which is against its rules. Our media editor, amol rajan explained what this means. Basically political bodies are not allowed to broadcast in the uk, and ofcom, the regulator had said to the China Global Television network are needed to prove it was editorially independent of the Chinese Communist party, give them a couple of chances to do that and they failed. At ten 15 this morning ofcom put out a statement saying the licence was going to be revoked. Confusingly about happen after that china� s for the military repeatedly demand it first seems to meet made a few days or weeks ago, that the bbc apologised for its coverage of the pandemic in wuhan, that it is politically motivated. Some Well Environment so say that seems to be generally coincidental rather than a deflection. The context, the reason it matters, in recent years state broadcasters have become very important to various countries as a tool of software and propaganda. There is a broader tech cold war going on between china and us about how open the internet should be at the seams we once upon a time global comebacks were largely about land and Natural Resources, and today they mostly seem to be or increasingly seem to be about information instead. Now, imagine if everyone was as passionate about the environment as they are about football. A new project aims to use the energy of Football Fans to encourage sustainable habits. In planet super league, the greener the fans are, the more points their club gets. A pilot scheme hasjust finished and joe wilson has been keeping score. Our planet is football shaped. Well, the world� s certainly shaped by football. It matters to millions. The English Premier League could still be won by various contenders. It remains a race. But there is one title that� s been decided already. Ok, it� s not quite that trophy again. But Leicester City have won planet super league, the tournament that rewards sustainable achievements. Well, supporters at home won points for their clubs by carrying out various covid friendly tasks with an environmental angle. For example, make a goalkeeper from the things you find on a walk. Make a family meal which is meat free. Or make a Football Stadium for worms. Well, my players were left looking in vain for a ball. So i spoke to the experts, the adatiya family. The pilot scheme involved 11 different clubs, and their efforts in particular helped win the league for leicester. We baked gingerbread men, and we did the vegan meals. You do get drawn into the competitive aspect of the tournament. So, you know, we were very much vying for Leicester City to finish top and watching the League Tables of the scores every day. My wife wouldnt allow us to eat a single meal without taking a picture of it and sending it in. So we did at one point get quite obsessed with it. And it worked yes. Football to save the planet. Well, it� s never quite that simple. But if the environment begins at home, my worms, you� ll be relieved to learn, are safely back on earth. Joe wilson, bbc news. The weather coming up for the top of the error. Right now we will hear a little from the Health Secretary matt hancock, because he has been out on a visit today to mark World Cancer Day. He said that hospitals are working hard to treat cancer patients, despite the pressures caused by a coronavirus. He also said that the government is working at pace, as he puts it, to strengthen borders and toughen Quarantine Measures for international arrivals. Let� s hear a little more of what the hell secretary has been saying. He has been visiting the Royal Marsden hospital in london. Brute been visiting the Royal Marsden hospital in london. Been visiting the Royal Marsden hospital in london. We have made sirnificant hospital in london. We have made significant progress hospital in london. 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Tfl and the mayor of london have launched reviews into whetherl have launched reviews into whether tube and bus passengers should wear higher grade masks to combat the new variant. Is that something you are looking at is the government . Brute looking at is the government . We have, i looking at is the government . Have, i took Technical Advice on that question and the advice came back saying that the rules that we have on wearing a facemask are the right ones. Of course we keep all these things under review as we have throughout. I detected advice on a specific point and they came back mcgre i did take advice on that specific point and they came back that the evidence had not changed. So you do not need to wear a higher grade mask on Public Transport . I asked on the specific question and the advice was the policy should not be changed. Tithe the advice was the policy should not be changed the advice was the policy should not be chanced. ,. ,. , be changed. 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There is to delay, what there is is work to make sure that i there is is work to make sure that there is is work to make sure that the border is always as secure as it needs to be. We have brought in that full isolation. Matt hancock, the Health Secretary, speaking at a visit to the Royal Marsden hospital in london. Being asked about all sorts of questions around coronavirus but the point of the visit is because it is World Cancer Day and he says the nhs is open and he wants people to report any concerns they have. We will be talking a little bit more about cancer later in the half hour. Right now, it� s time for the latest sports news. England rugby head coach eddiejones has dropped george ford to the bench and moved captain owen farrell to fly half ahead of his side� s opening six nations match against scotland on saturday. Jones has also given Ollie Lawrence his first start. Lawrence lines up against Cameron Redpath who chose to represent scotland after playing for england under 20s. Jones says the calcutta cup is a great chance for the youngsters to shine. He is developing nicely, he� s got a lot of work to do. He� s got potential. But we got to see the talent come through and saturday is an opportunity for some of the talent to come through. Iie an opportunity for some of the talent to come through. An opportunity for some of the talent to come through. He is lining u. Talent to come through. He is lining u auainst talent to come through. He is lining up against cameron talent to come through. He is lining up against Cameron Redpath, talent to come through. He is lining up against Cameron Redpath, who i talent to come through. He is lining i up against Cameron Redpath, who has been on your radio, does he feel like someone who has got away . He has like someone who has got away . He has choices, he made a choice to play for scotland and we miss him all the best, if you wanted to play for england he could have stayed and fought for a spot but he decided to go to scotland so we wish him all the best. Rory mcilroy has critisiced golf� s authorities for spending millions of dollars on the wrong thing, after they proposed changing the length of golf clubs in an attempt to reduce the distance players can hit the ball. The sport� s two main governing bodies, the r a and the usga, want to reduce the maximum length of clubs from 48 to 46 inches to restrict hitting distances. But mcilroy says those proposals Reek Of Self Importance and rule makers should invest in grassroots golf instead. A Freak Accident has resulted in zak crawley injuring his wrist and subsequently being ruled out of the first two tests against india. The opener slipped on a marble floor during practice yesterday and has sprained his wrist. It� s expected he� ll be replaced in the battling line up by either ollie pope or dan lawrence. His captain joe root says it� s really frustrating. You feel for the players. They pick these kind of injuries up, because they do everything that they can to get themselves ready mentally, physically, skill, for the test match, and something as freaky as that can have such a big impact. So ifeel, i really feel for zack that can have such a big impact. So i feel, i really feel for zack but he has a great attitude. He� ll do everything he can to get himself fit and ready as quickly as possible. Now, 87 days alone at sea including your birthday would leave anyone needing a bit of cheering up. Pip hare has been sailing round the world in the Vendee Globe Race since november. It� s her birthday this weekend and steve harris, who is a presenter at bbc radio solent, tried to contact pip� s favourite actor Russell Crowe on social media never thinking he� d reply. But, he did he wrote, what� s up steve . And steve explained and asked him to record a message for pip, who� s still in the middle of the atlantic ocean, about a week away from the finish. This is what Russell Crowe sent her. Happy birthday, pip. I hear youre sailing around the globe. Now, just this morning, i was kayaking up coffs creek. I had a paddle, made it significantly easier. So, its a similar journey, i imagine. Anyway, im just sitting here thinking about the incredible challenge in front of you and how overwhelming that must feel some days. But just keep going. What an amazing feeling youre going to have when you can say youve claimed the globe. Happy birthday, pip. Sail well. Looks like he has been growing his beard for 87 days, doesn� t it last night, pip was shown that Video Message, and she tweeted this thank you. Thank you so much for my birthday message. J you have no idea what a surprisei and how great it was to receive it. Ive been on my own for 87 days. Itsjust incredible to know that there are people outi there thinking about me. So thank you so much. A gladiatorial effort more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, and it� s just been confirmed this hour that england women will play Northern Ireland in their First Official fixture in almost a year on the 23rd Of February at st george� s park. It� ll be live on the bbc iplayer and red button. They� ll also host canada in april. That� s all the sport for now. Thank you. We mentioned before the sport that it is World Cancer Day. The pandemic has resulted in thousands of people having their scans or treatment for cancer delayed. Charities warn that in some cases the disease will have progressed while people were waiting to be seen and that emotional support is vital for those patients. Jane mccubbin has been speaking to one woman who� s been helped by a charity. On february the 6th, 2020, minna and kavi were married. A month later she was due to have potentially life saving surgery for pancreatic cancer. But this was the news on february the 6th. A third person has tested positive for coronavirus here in the uk. The virus had started to spread across the country and the impact on Cancer Services was devastating. Everything was good to go, and then coronavirus. Minna� s surgery was cancelled. So then when i went back in april, the tumour had started growing and it was too late to do the procedure any more. Minna speaks to me from her bed at home, where her cancer journey is near its end. People suffer in silence. They dont know how much help there is. And what kind of help there is. In lockdown, facing a terminal diagnosis, she says her impossible situation was made bearable by one woman. A macmillan volunteer called julie, who she has never met, but who was on the end of a phone when she needed her most. We found a special connection. And it was like, you know when they say sometimes it was meant to be . Basically, because my mum had passed in 2017 with cancer, i wanted to give something back. People keep saying to you, be strong, you will fight it. You will go through it. To a certain point it is fantastic. But at some point its, like, ive had enough. Ive heard enough. Let me just feel how i feel. You know . You know, let me tell you exactly how i feel without you telling me that i need to be strong. And she was there for that. You must think of her, i guess, often . Oh, yeah, absolutely. Up to today i didn� t know what had happened since my last conversation with her. She is really, really, really, really poorly at the moment. But she did record a message with me to give to you. Can i show it to you . Yeah, i� d love to see it, yeah. That would be brilliant. Let me get it. From the bottom of my heart, julie, your kindness and your caring, and yourjoy. Your way of seeing life, that carried me through. That carried me through. It� s lovely to know that she taught me a lot of lessons about grabbing each day and making the most of it. Jane mccubbin with that report. Gordon wishart is the chief medical officer of checkacancer and a professor of cancer surgery at anglia ruskin university. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im afraid, i good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im afraid. I have good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im afraid, i have had good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im afraid, i have had to good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im afraid, i have had to stop good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im afraid, i have had to stop listening i afraid, i have had to stop listening to that piece today because it� s just too upsetting to hear it over and over again. Your thoughts about the fact that there will be a number of people across the country, went there, who find themselves in a very, very dark place because their treatment was delayed. Very, very dark place because their treatment was delayed. Yeah, i think there have been treatment was delayed. Yeah, i think there have been a treatment was delayed. Yeah, i think there have been a number treatment was delayed. Yeah, i think there have been a number of treatment was delayed. Yeah, i think there have been a number of people| there have been a number of people who have had a cancer diagnosis, and have sadly had their treatment delayed or deferred or in some cases, even cancelled. And equally there are large numbers of people who were not diagnosed in 2020. We are seeing a big reduction in numbers of people diagnosed compared to 2019, both for cancers overall, and the cancers detected by the nhs screening programmes. The and the cancers detected by the nhs screening programmes. Screening programmes. The Health Secretary has screening programmes. The Health Secretary has been screening programmes. The Health Secretary has been visiting screening programmes. The Health Secretary has been visiting the secretary has been visiting the Royal Marsden today which is a hospital which specialises in cancer, and he stressed the nhs is open. He said, please do go and make an appointment, get checked, if you think you have discovered something. Do you think the word is out now that the nhs is open again for critical cases like this . That the nhs is open again for critical cases like this . Yeah, im leased critical cases like this . Yeah, im pleased to critical cases like this . Yeah, im pleased to hear critical cases like this . Yeah, im pleased to hear the critical cases like this . Yeah, im pleased to hear the governmentl pleased to hear the government continuing to give that message and i would echo that because it is important that people know that it is safe to come and get checked if they have any suspicious signs or symptoms, or if they get invited to their screening appointment. But i think we are still seeing a number of patients who are really scared to leave the house, to go and see their gp, to referred to hospital. And i think there was a large part of the reduction in cancers diagnosed last year, because of that fear factor. And of course there were disruptions to actual cancer diagnosis and Treatment Services at the time as well. So really, the whole cancer pathway got disrupted in 2019. Share pathway got disrupted in 2019. Are there, for example, geographical variations . A lot of what we hear is anecdotal but you know if people who are getting screenings at the right time, who have appointment in the diary that have not been cancelled or delayed, and yet, others wear that hasn� t been the case. Is it down to how each trust has managed or has coped, essentially . I down to how each trust has managed or has coped, essentially . Or has coped, essentially . I think the cancer or has coped, essentially . I think the Cancer Screening or has coped, essentially . I think the Cancer Screening it or has coped, essentially . I think the Cancer Screening it was or has coped, essentially . I think the Cancer Screening it was very i the Cancer Screening it was very much a national cancellation of the nhs screening services, so i think the effect is felt throughout all four home countries. And compared to 2019, we have seen Something Like 7700 less people having their cancer detected by screening. That� s a huge number, and those people must still be out there in the community, undiagnosed. If you take the last few weeks, we have seen hospitals particularly in the south and south east being overwhelmed. And so number of people who needed a major cancer surgery with the likelihood of needing intensive care treatment following that, they have had their surgery cancelled. Perhaps in a way that hasn� t been happening in other parts of the country. But it is a National Issue and as you rightly say, there are a large number of people in the backlog who are perhaps still waiting to be diagnosed or treated. Professor, thank ou diagnosed or treated. Professor, thank you very diagnosed or treated. Professor, thank you very much diagnosed or treated. Professor, thank you very much for diagnosed or treated. Professor, thank you very much for your diagnosed or treated. Professor, i thank you very much for your time. The vaccines minister nadim zahawi says that the uk is on target to offer covid 19 vaccines to its top four Priority Groups by the middle of the month. He was updating mps in the commons on vaccine rollout. Over 10 Million People have now received the first dose of one of our coronavirus vaccines. This is almost one in five adults in the United Kingdom. We are vaccinating at scale, while at the same time, retaining a close focus on the most vulnerable in our society. To make sure those at greater risk need. Are at the forefront of the queue. I am pleased to inform the house that we have now vaccinated almost nine in ten over 80s in the uk, almost nine in ten over 75s, and over half of people in their 70s. We� ve also visited every eligible care home possible with older residents in england and have offered vaccinations to all of their residents and staff. This means we are currently on track to meet our target of offering a vaccine to the four most vulnerable groups by mid february. This is an incredible effort, madam deputy speaker, and has drawn on the hard work of so many. And i want to just take a moment to thank every Single Person who has made this happen. The hundreds of thousands of volunteers up and down the country. The scientists, of course, our colleagues in the nhs, the gps, the doctors, the nurses, the vaccinators, social care. The manufacturers, the local authorities, the armed forces. The Civil Servants who work night and day to make this deployment possible. And anyone else who has played a part in this huge logistical endeavour. It really is a combination of the best of the United Kingdom. Let� s talk now about a hearing which we touched on in the last week or so. The restaurant which hosted rita ora� s lockdown 30th Birthday Party has avoided having its licence revoked. Kensington and Chelsea Council has said casa cruz in notting hill, west london, will instead have its licence suspended for six weeks following a review. The metropolitan police had urged the local authority to take away the restaurant� s licence following the incident in november last year. Hedonistic, ruthless and elitist that� s how the financial industry has usually been portrayed on screen, most recently in the tv series industry, which is about graduate bankers in the city of london. But how true to life is this . Our reporter nina nanji used to work in finance, and she� s been speaking to others who are just starting out in the sector, to find out. Personally, i have never gone to work drunk. Cocaine fuelled all night parties and pressuring managers, from my experience, isjust simply not the case. I started as a graduate in the city in 2008, and i definitely recognise aspects of my life from tv shows like industry. But i left a while ago and people who work in finance now say a lot has changed. I think there are a lot of cliches, like the use of drugs. I think today, the environment is much more polite, and there is definitely much more Awareness Regarding mental health. Obviously there are aspects of truth to this kind of shows but i do feel like they over glamorise and focus on stereotypes which are built up over the years which are no longer a reflection of the industry. I wouldnt call the industry a White Boys Club, as its been portrayed l in the films and in tv. I think it has progressed a lot. Diversity before was more of a, nice to have. But it� s become more of a fundamental principle in the way our businesses are run. However, having said this, the progress has definitely been slow. Yes, it is long hours. I mean, you have lunch at your desk. But i have personally never slept in a bathroom. When it comes to hours when ive come from college, ive come from school, its a big step up. But its just a normal step that anyone going into any industryj is going to have to take. One of the good things to come off the back of the pandemic is that now with the shift to flexible working, i think it� s going to be a real leveller for diversity, particularly people who have caring responsibilities or childcare responsibilities. Once they may have had to shift to working part time, the added flexibility now gives them an opportunity to carry on working. I would definitely not recommend getting drunk on a weekday. I do think you can still have fun. Ive experienced the work hard, play hard environment, but i personally havent experienced the extreme side of the financial world. My experience has been quite different to that, actually, to what� s been portrayed. I don� t think i� d be able to handle going out on a monday night. While linked with more war invasions, the white cliffs of dover are linked with peace for some people but they are under a different track now. This footage was taken by a local fisherman and shows chunks of the famous cliffs crumbling into the english channel. He said he heard a loud crack so he started filming. Seconds later, the ground at the top started to buckle, before an entire section gave way. A study carried out in 2016 found the cliffs are retreating by up to 12 inches a year because of coastal erosion. That is just one man� s footage. Some of scotland . Mountain ski centres are having their best winter conditions in years but frustratingly for skiers, they remain closed because of Lockdown Restrictions. This is Cairngorm Mountains with plenty of high quality snow, we are told, on its slopes, not old snow glencoe mountain says it has seen the best conditions it ever seen following weeks of recent images and frequent snowfall. More wintry weather is expected this weekend. But ski centres have to remain shut. Let� s take a look at the Weather Prospects. I think it is getting colder an Amber Warning is therefore significant snowfall, on top of the highest ground, 20 to 30 centimetres of snow. That is causing disruption down to this slow moving weather front, brisk easterly winds coming in with the snowfall as well. To the south and at lower levels in the east of scotland, it is falling as rain full. In the milder air for the rest of the uk, scattered showers north and east through into the evening and over noun overnight. We still have snow and ice across central and northern parts of scotland through tonight. Reasonably mild on friday, plenty more showers in the west. For North East Scotland and the north east of england, we are seeing the mix of rain, sleet and heavy snowfall on Higher Ground. Temperatures in the south still in double figures. 10 degrees in london, three degrees in aberdeen. As we head into the weekend, things will be turning colder, and there will be turning colder, and there will be turning colder, and there will be further snowfall in places. As low pressure goes to the south, the snow will be falling to lower levels and falling across parts of Northern England as well. Southern england and wales saying some showers on saturday, drier in Northern Ireland. Temperatures down in recent days, between two to 8 degrees on saturday. The second half of the weekend, you can see the colder air, and easterly wind will be blowing across all of the uk, moving on into sunday. So likely to be some snowfall particularly in the east and across southern and eastern england, east anglia sets to see some snowfall. The positions of the snow and the detail could change over the next few days. Turning colder, potentialfor disruptive snow for many of us. This is bbc news. The headlines the Bank Of England forecasts that the economy will rebound strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the success of the Vaccine Programme. A trial is launched to see whether different Covid Vaccines could be given to people for the first and second dose. The approach could offer greater protection. We are very proud of our track record, obviously, you know, on the Vaccines Task force and the deployment programme. But this is another part of the armoury. And as the Vaccination Programme progresses quickly, the government insist there is no delay to their quarantine policy as they are selling out their plans. There� s International Condemnation of china after a bbc report alleges women were systemically raped and tortured in uighur camps. Beijing brands it fake news. And how green is your Football Club . Fans are encouraged to persuade their team to be more environmental. The uk� s rapid covid 19 Vaccination Programme will help the economy rebound strongly this year as people become more confident about spending that� s according to figures released today by the Bank Of England. The economy is expected to shrink 4. 2 in the first three months of 2021, amid tighter Lockdown Restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. And while Government Support schemes are expected to limit any immediate increase in unemployment, the jobless rate is still projected to rise to 7. 8 later this year as the Furlough Scheme winds down. However, high earners working from home have saved more during the pandemic. The Bank Of England said £125 billion more was squirrelled away in uk Savings Accounts last year. Speaking after the data was published, the governor of the Bank Of England said he can see light at the end of the tunnel for investment and growth in the uk economy. I am optimistic that we are now seeing a hugely impressive programme of vaccination and that we� re now also beginning to see the positive benefits of it. And i think, as we move forwards, that should reduce uncertainty. It will take time but it will reduce uncertainty, and that will create something that� s hugely important in the economy Going Forward to support growth, which is to support business investment. It� s a very high priority, very high priority of mine, by the way, to create the conditions that support it. We that support it. Can speak to our business presenter. We can speak to our business presenter. That is an optimistic tone from the governor of the Bank Of England, and a little bit at odds with the data that has been released . It with the data that has been released . With the data that has been released . , ,. I. , released . It is optimistic, you are riaht released . It is optimistic, you are ri. Ht to released . It is optimistic, you are right to point released . 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However, because of the vaccine roll out, they are expecting there to be reductions in its social restrictions in the future, that increases economic certainty, which increases economic certainty, which increases spending, etc. So they are hoping that this light at the end of the tunnel will come at some point in the middle of the year. But the pace and scale of that is a very difficult to determine and things are still very uncertain. However, they think the worst, at the moment, is behind us. 50 they think the worst, at the moment, is behind us is behind us. So how would you characterise is behind us. So how would you characterise it . Is behind us. So how would you characterise it . Is is behind us. So how would you characterise it . Is at is behind us. So how would you characterise it . Is at the is behind us. So how would you characterise it . Is at the bank. Characterise it . Is at the bank being less pessimistic than it might have been . ,. , , have been . 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What is definitely certain, whenever we have at this recovery, whatever form definitely certain, whenever we have at this recovery, whateverform it takes, britain will emerge a very different country, economically speaking, post covid, as a result of new ventures, other businesses going under, other businesses being taken over and peoplejoining the ranks of the self employed. So whatever happens, a lot of hope is being penned, economically speaking, on the roll out of this vaccine, but britain will definitely emerge stronger but quite different in the summer. ~ stronger but quite different in the summer. , ~ , , it is that time of the afternoon where the daily government figures for coronavirus have been released and i can tell you that in the last 24 and i can tell you that in the last 2a hours, 915 deaths have been reported, people who have died within a 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. In terms of the new cases, there were 20,631; new cases reported in the last 2a hours, comparing with 19,202 on wednesday, yesterday. An increase of about 1 00 in terms of new cases. Scientists have begun a trial to see whether giving people different Covid Vaccines for their first and second dose works as well as the current approach, using the samejab. It� s thought the move could give more flexibility if there� s any disruption to supplies and may even offer better protection against the virus. The results from the study won� t be available until the summer, so the government says there� s no change to the Vaccine Programme yet. Here� s dominic hughes. This fire station in hampshire is the latest venue to become part of the Vaccination Roll Out, one of thousands of sites now operating across the uk. More than ten Million People have now had theirfirstjabs, but a new study aims to find out if mixing doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca and Pfizer Biontech vaccines could offer the body even more chances to develop defences against the virus. What we� re doing is seeing how well people� s Immune Systems respond if you give the first dose of one Covid Vaccine and the second dose with another. The reason to do that is to build flexibility into the uk immunisation schedule for Covid Vaccines. And even globally, it makes it much easier to administer the vaccines if we don� t have to worry too much about always giving the second dose the same as the first dose. The trial will mix doses from the two vaccines currently being used. But others could be added as they� re approved. The study will involve 820 volunteers, none of whom have yet had the vaccine. All will be aged 50 or older, part of the group to be vaccinated in the next priority wave. The trial will run initially at eight sites across england. Tackling outbreaks of ebola is one reason why researchers believe this approach may work. Mixing vaccine doses was used successfully against this highly infectious virus. A Second Boosterjab that utilises a different way to prompt an Immune Response can sometimes be more effective than two jabs from the same vaccine, and it is already in use for many inoculations we are familiar with. It is something that is done historically with vaccines for hepatitis, children� s vaccines, polio, measles, mumps and rubella. It will hopefully maintain the uk at the forefront of research into Covid Vaccines. We are proud of our record on the Vaccines Taskforce and the deployment programme. But this is another part of the armoury. Given the erratic nature of vaccine supply, described by ministers as lumpy, a degree of flexibility in the Vaccination Programme could be a real help in the months to come. But perhaps the biggest benefit will be for those developing countries that have yet to get Vaccination Programmes up and running. Being able to mix and match supplies could make all the difference. The first results of this trial should be known by the early summer. Joining me now is professor robin shattock, head of immunity at Imperial College london. Good afternoon. What do you think of the principle of Mixing Vaccines for the principle of Mixing Vaccines for the first and second dose . The first and second dose . Theres aood the first and second dose . Theres good scientific the first and second dose . Theres good scientific rationale the first and second dose . Theres good scientific rationale for the first and second dose . Theres good scientific rationale for trying | good scientific rationale for trying this. 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Having a flexibility of being able to use i flexibility of being able to use these vaccines in a range of ways gives many more options on a global basis for getting more people vaccinated. So that would be good news if they work well together. Thank you so much. The owners of some of britain� s Biggest Hotel chains say they� ve not heard from the government about plans to quarantine travellers arriving in the uk. There� s been growing pressure on ministers to introduce tougher Border Restrictions following the emergence of new coronavirus variants. The Prime Minister said last month that people returning from Covid Hotspots would have to quarantine in hotels, but no start date has been set. Caroline davies reports. More than a week after it was announced, there are still no published plans on Quarantine Hotels and some hoteliers are getting frustrated. I think, in my company, if we went out and announced something nationally and we hadn� t thought about how we were going to deliver that, and we hadn� t engaged the people who would actually have to deliver that, then i� m not sure i would even be in a job. Yesterday, the Prime Minister had said plans would be announced today. But number 10 said the Prime Minister had been misinformed. The announcement was always going to be made when the operation of the Hotel Quarantine is ready and it was with, i think the Prime Minister was saying within days, but. No, he said it would be today. Well, my understanding is that it was always going to be within the next few days. The government� s policy only applies to arrivals from 33 high risk countries. Labour want it applied to every country and are calling for a wider plan, fast. We are in a race iiow. Virus against vaccination. Lets secure our borders while we carry out the vaccination process. The uk could use elements of other Quarantine Hotel systems in other countries, like australia or new zealand. But there are different options to consider. Airports, airlines and hotels still have a lot of questions about how this is going to work. They range from the practical side, like whether guests can go out for managed exercise, down to safety and security questions, like whether passengers from high and low risk countries should be travelling together on the same flight or kept together at terminals. If you look at the australian model, there is Perimeter Fencing. Do we need to put up Perimeter Fencing . What sort of Air Ventilation is required . Who would supply the security . Is it us . We� ve got that available, but is that us or is it a Third Party Contractor . What if somebody breaches those rules, someone leaves the room, are we to fine them . Can they have outside phone calls . There are just so many questions that really need to be answered. Creating managed quarantine is complicated and none of those involved want the system to be poorly thought through. But with the policy already announced and likely to dissuade travellers from booking far ahead, the industry says it needs answers for how this is going to work. We speak to our political corresponded nick eardley, why announce a policy and then not quite deliver on it . The announce a policy and then not quite deliver on it . Announce a policy and then not quite deliver on it . The answer number 10 would rive deliver on it . The answer number 10 would give you deliver on it . The answer number 10 would give you is deliver on it . The answer number 10 would give you is that deliver on it . The answer number 10 would give you is that its deliver on it . The answer number 10 would give you is that its quite would give you is that it� s quite complicated, logistics of this aren� t easy, the operational details aren� t easy, the operational details are still being worked out. I think we will get the details of exactly how this will work early next week. But you� re right, we� ve been talking about quarantine in hotels for some time now, it feels like weeks and weeks where there was speculation whether the government wanted to do it, debates about how far it should go. There was the announcement of the policy that, if you� re coming back to england from certain at risk countries where variants of the virus are a concern, then you will have to stay at an appointed hotel. So we know that� s coming, we just haven� t had the details yet or the start date for it. We had expected to get that this week. Even last night, the Prime Minister was talking about it potentially happening today, that appears to have been a mistake. 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Isnt a delay, whether it is work to make isnt a delay, whether it is work to make sure isnt a delay, whether it is work to make sure the border is always as secure make sure the border is always as secure as make sure the border is always as secure as it make sure the border is always as secure as it needs to be. As i say, we brought secure as it needs to be. As i say, we brought in that full isolation. In we brought in that full isolation. In the we brought in that full isolation. In the meantime, given the Vaccination Programme continues apace, given that chris whitty, the chief medical officer, said yesterday were probably passed the peak of the pandemic, there was pressure on the government to lay out its plans for the way ahead of getting out of lockdown. Out its plans for the way ahead of getting out of lockdown. There is, and we have getting out of lockdown. There is, and we have a getting out of lockdown. There is, and we have a broad getting out of lockdown. There is, and we have a broad timetable. Getting out of lockdown. There is, l and we have a broad timetable from the Prime Minister, remember, the government has that target of, by the middle of this month, having vaccinated the top four most at risk categories, that� s 15 Million People. Then if it were to come back to Parliament Next Week and set out a road map for reopening things, potentially starting on the 8th of march. That is three weeks after the 15th of february, three weeks at the end of the period it takes for the faxing to have an effect on the body. There are mps increasingly, we haven� t heard from them for a while because things were so bad, but looked across yesterday of the number of cases going like that, the number of cases going like that, the number of cases going like that, the number of new cases has gone down dramatically, even though hospitalisations and deaths have gone down a lot less, they� re saying maybe we should be thinking about accelerating at the opening of process, looking to scotland, where schools could potentially be going back as soon as the 22nd of february, and saying, could we do a bit of that . I� ve to say, it strikes me, and i don� t know if you got this last night as well, that Boris Johnson sounds really cautious at the moment, he doesn� t sound as though he wants to get ahead of himself, he doesn� t sound as if he wants to announce things before he is certain they can happen. I think thatis is certain they can happen. I think that is partly because number 10 was a bit stunned by what happened towards the end of last year where they try to open things up and very quickly, within a matter of days in some areas, they were having to close them back down again. I think the view of number 10 at the moment as they want this to be the last lockdown, and if that means it goes on a bit longer than some would like, then so be it, if it means it� s the last one. But think that pressure is only going to increase over the next few weeks to try and set out a speedy road map for getting certain parts of society moving again. Getting certain parts of society moving again the headlines on bbc news at the Bank Of England forecast that the economy will rebound strongly from the spring that, largely as a result of the Vaccine Programme. A trial is launched to see how the different Covid Vaccines could be given to people for the first and second dose. The government insist there is no delay to their quarantine policy as they are urged to lay out their plans. There� s been International Condemnation of china, after the bbc reported allegations of systematic rape and torture of women in so called Re Education Camps for the Uighur Muslim minority. In the us, the state Department Says it is deeply disturbed by what it called the atrocities outlined in the report broadcast here on bbc news. And it� s demanding a powerful response. Urging that china� s actions, which it says shock the conscience, be met with serious consequences. The bbc spoke to a woman was held at one of the camps in xinjiang. She says she was held in a cell with 13 other women, in the camp seen in these satellite images. She says three men visited the cell after midnight. I should warn you, this interview is upsetting. Translation that they did whatever evil their mind translation that they did whatever evil their mind could translation that they did whatever evil their mind could think translation that they did whatever evil their mind could think of translation that they did whatever evil their mind could think of and evil their mind could think of and it didn� t spare any part of my body. To the extent it was disgusting to look at. They didn� tjust rape, they were barbaric. They had beaten all of my body. The bbc also heard from a former inmate of another camp, who now lives in istanbul. She was employed at a camp and says she was forced to be complicit in the rape of young women, again her comments are upsetting translation i worked six months| as a Cleaning Worker for the women. Han chinese men would pay money to have their peek of the pretty young inmates. Myjob was to remove their clothes completely and then handcuff them on their beds so they cannot move. The Chinese Foreign ministry dismissed the bbc report as lies and disinformation. Translation there is no evidence of abuse against translation there is no evidence of abuse against certain translation there is no evidence of abuse against certain women. Translation there is no evidence of abuse against certain women. China i abuse against certain women. China is a country road by law, our Constitution Guarantees and protect human rights and it is guaranteed in our legal system in which governments work. The Education Centres are strictly adhere to constitution and laws to guarantee the students� basic rights against any insult or abuse. The Foreign Office minister nigel adams told mps the uk was leading International Pressure on china. I acknowledge the strength of feeling about the Human Rights Situation in xinjiang shared by honourable members right across this house. And the bbc report that my honourable friend refers to is chilling. It includes deeply distressing testimony of the rape, torture and dehumanisation of uighur women in xinjiang detention centres. It� s a further compelling addition to the growing body of evidence of the gross Human Rights Abuses being perpetrated against minorities in xinjiang. The evidence of the scale and the violation of these is now far reaching and paints a truly harrowing picture. If china wishes to dispute this evidence, they must allow unfettered access to the region for the un High Commissioner Of Human Rights or another independent fact finding body. That was part of what was said about this earlier. Matthew hill is the reporter on this story. He says the piece was thoroughly researched. I have spoken to several women in istanbul, in america, in holland, sweden. And i interviewed them forensically. And a consistent picture emerges from their testimony, of rape, of hair being shorn off, as they entered the camps, jewellery being ta ken. On one occasion, of 100 women being forced to watch a young woman being gang raped in one of these Re Education Camps and that, they say, was as a means of control. So anyone who looked away, there were repercussions for them. There is a picture of a very specific torture which involves an electric rod. And also, forcibly being told that they are putting an iud, a contraceptive, and in some cases, forced sterilisation. These allegations are very serious and the women were in tears. The emotion seemed to me to be very, very genuine. The bbc has issued a statement about its coverage, saying. China� s state owned broadcaster has had its licence to broadcast in the uk revoked by the media watchdog, ofcom. The regulator said the company that owns the uk licence for China Global Television network doesn� t have day to day control over the channel, which is against its rules. Our media editor, amol rajan, explained what this means. Basically, political bodies are not allowed to broadcast in the uk, and ofcom, the regulator had said to the China Global Television network it needed to prove it was editorially independent of the Chinese Communist party, give them a couple of chances to do that and they failed. At 10 15 this morning, ofcom put out a statement saying the licence was going to be revoked. Confusingly, after that china� s for the military repeatedly demand it first seems to meet made a few days or weeks ago, that the bbc apologised for its coverage of the pandemic in wuhan, that it is politically motivated. Some well informed people say that genuinely seems to be coincidental rather than retaliation, but china is also separately complained about the bbc� s coverage of the Uighur Muslims and the detention centres. In recent years, state broadcaster to become very important to various countries as a tool of soccer and propaganda. There is a broader tech cold war going on between china and the west about just cold war going on between china and the west aboutjust how open the internet should be, and it seems that once upon a time, global conflicts were about land and Natural Resources, today, they mostly seem to be, or increasingly seem to be, but information instead. The Irish Foreign minister, Simon Coveney, says the eu is considering whether to extend grace periods for checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain that were agreed as part of the brexit trade deal. Talks, described last night as constructive, are continuing between the eu and the uk governments after Border Controls were stopped this week. The restaurant which hosted rita ora� s lockdown 30th Birthday Party has avoided having its licence revoked. Kensington and Chelsea Council has said casa cruz, in notting hill, west london, will instead have its licence suspended for six weeks following a review. The metropolitan police had urged the local authority to take away the restaurant� s licence following the incident in november last year. Now, imagine if everyone was as passionate about the environment as they are about football. A new project aims to use the energy of Football Fans to encourage sustainable habits. In planet super league, the greener the fans are, the more points their club gets. A pilot scheme hasjust finished and joe wilson has our planet is football shaped. Well, the world� s certainly shaped by football. It matters to millions. The English Premier League could still be won by various contenders. It remains a race. But there is one title that� s been decided already. Ok, it� s not quite that trophy again. But Leicester City have won planet super league, the tournament that rewards sustainable achievements. Well, supporters at home won points for their clubs by carrying out various covid friendly tasks with an environmental angle. For example, make a goalkeeper from the things you find on a walk. Make a family meal which is meat free. Or make a Football Stadium for worms. Well, my players were left looking in vain for a ball. So i spoke to the experts, the adatiya family. The pilot scheme involved 11 different clubs, and their efforts in particular helped win the league for leicester. We baked gingerbread men, and we did the vegan meals. You do get drawn into the competitive aspect of the tournament. So, you know, we were very much vying for Leicester City to finish top and watching the League Tables of the scores every day. My wife wouldnt allow us to eat a single meal without taking a picture of it and sending it in. So we did at one point get quite obsessed with it. And it worked yes. Football to save the planet. Well, it� s never quite that simple. But if the environment begins at home, my worms, you� ll be relieved to learn, are safely back on earth. Now it� s time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. Some Colder Weather on the cards, particularly in scotland, with ample warning in thursday to sunday, up to 30cm of snow over Higher Ground, causing significant disruption. Elsewhere, still pretty mild, heavy showers through the course of the evening and overnight as well, pushing northeast across england, wales, Northern Ireland too. To mist patches forming what it is still reasonably mild into friday morning. But that snowfall will continue across parts of scotland but that could continue to cause disruption on friday. At lower levels, it will be falling as rain and there will be scattered showers for Northern Ireland, parts of england and wales, probably tries towards the south east, but things turning colder and more destructive snow, particular for parts of eastern england, through the weekend. Bye. This is bbc news with me reeta chakrabarti, the headlines. 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The government insists| there is no delay to its quarantine policy as it is urged to lay out its plans. There is International Condemnation of china, after a bbc report alleges women were systematically raped and tortured in uighur camps. Systematically raped and tortured in uighurcamps. Beijing systematically raped and tortured in uighur camps. Beijing branded as fake news. Time for a look at the sport now, and for a full round up from bbc sport centre, he is jane dougall. England rugby head coach eddiejones has made five changes in preperation for his side� s clash with scotland in the opening match of the six nations. He� s dropped george ford to the bench and moved captain owen farrell to fly half. Jones has also given Ollie Lawrence his first start. Lawrence lines up against Cameron Redpath who chose to represent scotland after playing for england under 20s. Jones says the calcutta cup is a great chance for the youngsters to shine. He is developing nicely, he� s got a lot of work to do. He� s got potential. But we got to see the talent come through and saturday is an opportunity for some of the talent to come through. He is lining up against Cameron Redpath, who has been on your radio, does he feel like someone who has got away . He has choices, he made a choice to play for scotland and we miss him all the best, if you wanted to play for england he could have stayed and fought for a spot but he decided to go to scotland so we wish him all the best. When the sides line up at twickenham on saturday, it will mark the sports oldest international rivalry. The game will mark the 150th anniversary of the first ever test, which took place in march 1871 in edinburgh, but of course this time there won� t be any fans in the stadium. It� s something that won� t detract from the battle for the calcutta cup, according to the scotland head coach. 100 . Its the first game of the tournament. We play for one of the older tournament. We play for one of the older trophies in sport, 142 years since older trophies in sport, 142 years since weve older trophies in sport, 142 years since weve been playing for the calcutta since weve been playing for the calcutta cup, 150 years since this game calcutta cup, 150 years since this game was calcutta cup, 150 years since this game was first played, so the rivalry game was first played, so the rivalry will always be there, and it should rivalry will always be there, and it should be rivalry will always be there, and it should be an intense test match. Cricket a Freak Accident has resulted in zak crawley injuring his wrist and subsequently being ruled out of the first two tests against india. The opener slipped on a marble floor during practice yesterday and has sprained his wrist. It� s expected he� ll be replaced in the battling line up by either ollie pope or dan lawrence. His captain joe root says it� s really frustrating. You feel for the players. They pick these kind of injuries up, because they do everything that they can to get themselves ready mentally, physically, skill, for the test match, and something as freaky as that can have such a big impact. So i feel, i really feel for zack but he has a great attitude. He� ll do everything he can to get himself fit and ready as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, england� s liam livingstone helped perth scorchers thrash brisbane heat to book their place in the Big Bash League final. Lancashire batsman livingstone hit half a dozen sixes and another five boundaries as he top scored with 77 runs off just 39 balls in canberra. They won by 49 runs. The scorchers will play defending champions sydney sixers in the final at the scg on saturday. There� ll be commentary on 5 live sports extra bbc sounds. Rory mcilroy has critisiced golf� s authorities for spending millions of dollars on the wrong thing, after they proposed changing the length of golf clubs in an attempt to reduce the distance players can hit the ball. The sports two main governing bodies the r a and the usga want to reduce the maximum length of clubs from 48 to 46 inches to restrict hitting distances. But mcilroy says those proposals Reek Of Self Importance, and rule makers should invest in grassroots golf instead. Meanwhile, england� s david horsey leads the way after the first round of the saudi international. Horsey hit seven birdies in eight holes and is nine under par. He� s a shot ahead of scotland� s stephen gallacher. Austria� s Bernd Wiesberger is in third place on six under. The fa have overturned southampton defenderjan bednarek� s red card, which he was given in his side� s 9 0 defeat to manchester united. Bednarek was shown a straight red in the second half at old trafford, after varjudged he had denied Anthony Martial an obvious goal scoring opportunity. He� ll now be available for southampton� s match against newcastle at the weekend. Bednarek was the second southampton player to be sent off in the match after Alexandre Jankewitz was dismissed in the second minute. More on all those stories on the bbc sport website, and it� s been confirmed that england women will play Northern Ireland in theirFirst Official fixture in almost a year on the 23rd Of February at st george� s park. It� ll be live on the bbc iplayer and red button. They� ll also host canada in april. That� s all the sport for now. The vaccines minister nadim zahawi says that the uk is on target to offer covid 19 vaccines to its top four Priority Groups by the middle of the month. He was updating mps in the commons on vaccine rollout. Over ten Million People have now received the first dose of one of our coronavirus vaccines. This is almost one in five adults in the United Kingdom. We are vaccinating at scale, while at the same time, retaining a close focus on the most vulnerable in our society. To make sure those at greater risk need are at the forefront of the queue. I am pleased to inform the house that we have now vaccinated almost nine in ten over 80s in the uk, almost nine in ten over 75s, and over half of people in their 70s. We� ve also visited every eligible care home possible with older residents in england and have offered vaccinations to all of their residents and staff. This means we are currently on track to meet our target of offering a vaccine to the four most vulnerable groups by mid february. This is an incredible effort, madam deputy speaker, and has drawn on the hard work of so many. And i want to just take a moment to thank every Single Person who has made this happen. The hundreds of thousands of volunteers up and down the country. The scientists, of course, our colleagues in the nhs, the gps, the doctors, the nurses, the vaccinators, social care. The manufacturers, the local authorities, the armed forces. The Civil Servants who work night and day to make this deployment possible. And anyone else who has played a part in this huge logistical endeavour. It really is a combination of the best of the United Kingdom. Two years ago, a landmark equal pay case in glasgow resulted in the city council paying out more than £500 million to thousands of women. It was the result of years of campaigning. Now, bbc scotland has revealed that a second major case could soon be under way at another big council, this time in dundee. Women employed by the local authority there say they� ve been deprived of thousands of pounds in bonuses. Hazel martin reports. My name is susan. I work for dundee city council, i am a home care worker. 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Like many parents, jess is embroiled in the home school struggle. Sometimes we have to do things we dont like, ollie. She is a single mum to eight year old oliver. Money� s always been tight but through the pandemic she says it� s been worse. Being at home has pushed bills up and without a car, shopping locally can be pricey. Although our cupboards are full, our fridge is a bit empty and this is the week where we dont really have much fresh stuff in because its bill week. Jess works in a supermarket but also relies on universal credit. The government put that up by £20 a week at the start of the pandemic to help those likejess, who� s had to make some tough choices. Ive had to scrape together food from the tins. I have had to go to the food bank. I always make sure oliver has got everything he needs and id go without. There have been times when i have struggled, i have had to phone up the Utility Company and be, like, can i a set up a payment plan to pay off this months bill . Because ijust dont have the money. Getting out and playing hockey has been a lifeline for oliver and jess. And, with support from a charity, she has worked hard to improve her finances. The extra universal credit has helped and she is hopeful things will get easier. The one thing i have always been worried about is, am i doing the right thing for him . Hopefully he learns the value of hard work. Well get there eventually, i think. There has been a heavy economic price to this pandemic. It� s obvious in any high street. The government has put billions into supporting businesses and individuals and says it is committed to helping the lowest paid families pointing to increases in welfare and grants for things like food and bills. But it is being urged to make a decision on the extra income many of those struggling have come to rely on. The government is under some pressure to keep that increased rate of universal credit. If it does, that means a pretty big bill for the treasury, about £6 billion. At the moment, the chancellor is working out his budget and the government says part of that process is looking at the state of the pandemic and the state of public finances and working out the best way to support people. My children will never know that i struggle. Know that i worry because i� ll always be daddy for them. For anthony, the extra £20 a week has been a lifeline. He� s a single dad of two, including to three year old florence and he says any drop in income would be a real struggle. As a household, if we were to have the hit like that, we are going to have to be constantly at the food bank, we� re going to have to ask for assistance for bills. It� s difficult for everybody at the moment. So we have to make do. And universal credit makes us just make do. The government� s yet to decide whether to keep the increased rate. There� s no escaping the impact of this pandemic on public and personal finances. Anthony has had support from the Christians Against Poverty charity, which he says has been invaluable. There are places out there. But sometimes you don� t feel you can reach out to those places because you� re embarrassed, because you� re exhausted. And i have to say, do it, because it� s the best thing that i did and the only way that we can move forward is moving forwards together. Alex forsyth, bbc news. The headlines on bbc news the Bank Of England forecasts that the economy will rebound strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the Vaccine Programme. A trial is launched to see whether different Covid Vaccines could be given to people for the first and second dose. Labour accuses the government of risking lives by failing to reintroduce Quarantine Hotels for high risk travellers arriving in england. Had an estate, ruthless and how true to life is this . 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I dont different to that actually do what has been portrayed. I dont think different to that actually do what. Has been portrayed. I dont think i would has been portrayed. I dont think i would be has been portrayed. I dont think i would be able has been portrayed. I dont think i would be able to has been portrayed. I dont think i would be able to handle has been portrayed. I dont think i would be able to handle going has been portrayed. I dont think i would be able to handle going out has been portrayed. I dont think i. Would be able to handle going out on a monday would be able to handle going out on a monday night we are used to seeing posh spice on the front page of newspapers but now a less likely namesake has hit the headlines, a limousin heifer called wood lodge prospects has become the worlds most expensive the uk because most expensive cow, selling for £200,000 at an auction in cumbria. Christine williams and paul tippett tojoin me now. Good afternoon to you both. Lets talk about the price first of all. This is an extraordinary price for a heifer. How surprised were you, christine . Heifer. How surprised were you, christine . ,. ,. , christine . Hello. Yeah, we were both ve , ve christine . Hello. Yeah, we were both very, very surprised. Christine . Hello. Yeah, we were both very, very surprised. It christine . Hello. Yeah, we were both very, very surprised. It was christine . Hello. Yeah, we were both very, very surprised. It was a christine . Hello. Yeah, we were both very, very surprised. It was a very very, very surprised. It was a very mind blowing and surreal moment. Paul, what were you expecting to her . ~. ,. , ~. ,. , her . We would have liked to have thou~ht her . We would have liked to have thought maybe her . We would have liked to have thought maybe she her . We would have liked to have thought maybe she might her . We would have liked to have thought maybe she might have i her . We would have liked to have i thought maybe she might have made 50. 000. Thought maybe she might have made 50,000, that was a big expectation. Shes 50,000, that was a big expectation. Shes always been very good, but yeah, shes always been very good, but yeah. To shes always been very good, but yeah, to get to the figure she did, that was yeah, to get to the figure she did, that wasjust yeah, to get to the figure she did, that was just unbelievable. Isn� t that was ust unbelievable. Isnt that wasjust unbelievable. Isnt that extraordinary . That wasjust unbelievable. Isnt that extraordinary . So that was just unbelievable. Isn� t that extraordinary . So what happened, do you think . I that extraordinary . So what happened, do you think . I think there were happened, do you think . I think there were two happened, do you think . I think there were two guys happened, do you think . I think there were two guys who happened, do you think . I think there were two guys who had i happened, do you think . I think i there were two guys who had their hearts there were two guys who had their hearts set there were two guys who had their hearts set on buying her, and they werent hearts set on buying her, and they werent giving in easily, and it was whoever werent giving in easily, and it was whoever gave first. Its just fortunate that the place shes gone, or the fortunate that the place shes gone, or the two fortunate that the place shes gone, or the two places that shes gone to, are or the two places that shes gone to, are very or the two places that shes gone to, are very good stock people, so she will to, are very good stock people, so she will have every opportunity to hopefully she will have every opportunity to hopefully go on and fulfil her potential. Hopefully go on and fulfil her otential. , hopefully go on and fulfil her potential hopefully go on and fulfil her otential. ,. ,. , potential. You described her as extraordinary, potential. You described her as extraordinary, why, potential. You described her as extraordinary, why, christine, l potential. You described her as i extraordinary, why, christine, what is extraordinary about her . She was an exceptional is extraordinary about her . She was an exceptional limousin is extraordinary about her . She was an exceptional limousin heifer is extraordinary about her . She was an exceptional limousin heifer fromj an exceptional limousin heifer from day one from when she was born. She got, as we class, pedigree breeders, she has the x factor, lovely balance, good on her legs, very, very correct, and she also knew and knows that she is good. She certainly knows that she is good. She certainly very knows that she is good. She certainly very pretty. Knows that she is good. She certainly very pretty. We are seeing pictures of her now but i got to ask you about her name. Paul, where did poshspice come from . Poshspice come from . From her motherland poshspice come from . From her motherland. Her poshspice come from . From her motherland. Her mother poshspice come from . From her motherland. Her mother was i poshspice come from . From her i motherland. Her mother was called ginger motherland. Her mother was called ginger spice. Motherland. Her mother was called gingerspice. Motherland. Her mother was called ginger spice. Her mother lion. She was ginger spice. Her mother lion. She was a ginger spice. Her mother lion. She was a multi winning limousin cow heifer she was a multi winning limousin cow heifer in she was a multi winning limousin cow heifer in ireland, bred by our good friend heifer in ireland, bred by our good friend william smith, and poshspice was an friend william smith, and poshspice was an embryo that we purchased from william, was an embryo that we purchased from william, because christine had fell in love william, because christine had fell in love with ginger spice after she judged in love with ginger spice after she judged her in love with ginger spice after she judged her at the bell moral show. So we judged her at the bell moral show. So we were very fortunate to come by these so we were very fortunate to come by these genetics by embryo transplant. Bell these genetics by embryo transplant. Bell moral show. This these genetics by embryo transplant. Bell moral show. Bell moral show. This is a sli. Htl bell moral show. This is a slightly surreal bell moral show. This is a| slightly surreal conversation, bell moral show. This is a i slightly surreal conversation, i have to say. Given the names. Christine, do you think that leasing is posh and ginger should be proud of having these namesakes . I is posh and ginger should be proud of having these namesakes . I would have said so. Of having these namesakes . I would have said so, in of having these namesakes . I would have said so, in the of having these namesakes . I would have said so, in the world of having these namesakes . I would have said so, in the world of have said so, in the world of farming and pedigree limousin breeding, they are both very highly rated. The reason for naming the heifer poshspice was to really link her name to a name that is quite common within breeding other females. 50 it was a combination of getting the spice from the end of ginger spice, and it wasjust getting the spice from the end of ginger spice, and it was just taking really the word posh, because thats what she was. It really the word posh, because thats what she was really the word posh, because thats what she was really the word posh, because thats what she was. Yes, i what she was. It suits her. Yes, very much what she was. It suits her. Yes, very much so what she was. It suits her. Yes, very much so. So what she was. It suits her. Yes, very much so. So you what she was. It suits her. Yes, very much so. So you have i what she was. It suits her. Yes, very much so. So you have gotl what she was. It suits her. Yes, i very much so. So you have got five times as much very much so. So you have got five times as much as very much so. So you have got five times as much as you very much so. So you have got five times as much as you thought i very much so. So you have got five times as much as you thought you | times as much as you thought you might get for her. How much is that going to change our lives . Paul . Weve not really thought about it, to be weve not really thought about it, to be honest. As every business, there to be honest. As every business, there is to be honest. As every business, there is was to be honest. As every business, there is was plenty of overheads and always there is was plenty of overheads and always somebody that needs paying, so not always somebody that needs paying, so not sure always somebody that needs paying, so not sure really what we going to do with so not sure really what we going to do with it so not sure really what we going to do with it. Hopefully we will get some do with it. Hopefully we will get some enjoyment out of it one day when some enjoyment out of it one day when maybe we get back to normal times~ when maybe we get back to normal times i when maybe we get back to normal times. ,. , when maybe we get back to normal times. ,. ,. , times. I do hope so, and christine, will ou times. I do hope so, and christine, will you miss . Times. I do hope so, and christine, will you miss . Yes, times. I do hope so, and christine, will you miss . Yes, yeah, times. I do hope so, and christine, will you miss . Yes, yeah, but times. I do hope so, and christine, will you miss . Yes, yeah, but the. Will you miss . Yes, yeah, but the nice thing will you miss . Yes, yeah, but the nice thing is will you miss . Yes, yeah, but the nice thing is as will you miss . Yes, yeah, but the nice thing is as paul will you miss . Yes, yeah, but the nice thing is as paul said, will you miss . Yes, yeah, but the nice thing is as paul said, we i will you miss . Yes, yeah, but the| nice thing is as paul said, we know where she is, we look forward to seeing her in the future and seeing what she produces. What she produces. Well, it is lovel to what she produces. Well, it is lovely to talk what she produces. Well, it is lovely to talk to what she produces. Well, it is lovely to talk to you what she produces. Well, it is lovely to talk to you both, i what she produces. Well, it is| lovely to talk to you both, and what she produces. Well, it is i lovely to talk to you both, and well done, congratulations, thats Christine Williams and paul tippett. Thank you so much. Now some of scotlands� s mountain ski centres are having their best winter conditions in years, but frustratingly for snowboarders and skiers, they remain closed due to Lockdown Restrictions. This is Cairngorm Mountain in the scottish highlands, and as you can see, it has plenty of high quality snow its slopes. I dont quite know how you tell that, but anyway. Slopes. I dont quite know how you tell that, butanyway. Glencoe mountain said it was experiencing the best condition that had ever seen for the time of year, following weeks of frequent snow and freezing temperatures, with more wintry weather expected this weekend. Now its time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. We have some wintry weather on the way for much of the uk particularly as we head through the weekend, but for the here and now for the next few days, parts of scotland are seeing the heavy snowfall. In fact, in amberwarning in seeing the heavy snowfall. In fact, in Amber Warning in force causing significant disruption, anywhere from parts of Perth And Kinross right up towards Caithness And Sutherland too, on top of the highest ground, 20 to 30 centimetres of snow over the next couple of days. So that snowfall causing disruption across parts of scotland, all down to the slow moving weather front, quite brisk easterly winds coming in without snowfall as well. To the south and also down at lower levels in the east of scotland it is falling as rain fall. In the much milder airfor the rest of falling as rain fall. In the much milder air for the rest of the uk, plenty of scattered showers working their way northwards and eastwards, through into this evening and overnight as well. Through tonight, they could be some mist and fog patches forming in the south, and weve still got that snow and ice across many central and northern parts of scotland, as well, through the course of tonight. Reasonably mild still as we have through friday, particularly across england, wales and Northern Ireland, plenty more showers in the west, for North East Scotland and also for the North East Scotland and also for the north east of england, we are seeing that mix of rain, sleet and significant heavy snowfalls across the Higher Ground. Once again through the day tomorrow. Temperatures in the south still in double figures, 10 degrees also in london, contrast that with just three celsius in aberdeen. And as we head into the weekend then, things will be turning colder for all of us, and they will be further snowfall in places as well. Moving through friday night and into saturday, as low pressure starts to just drift away towards the south, that snow will fall down to lower levels across much of scotland and it will start to fall across parts of Northern England as well. To the south of that, southern half of england and wales continuing to see some showers, drier i think on saturday for Northern Ireland, but temperatures down in recent days, so between about two to 8 degrees on saturday, and then as we move into the second half of the weekend, you can see the blue colours, this is the cold air, and easterly wind will be blowing and that is moving across all of the uk, moving on into sunday. 50 there is likely to be some snowfall, particularly in the east and across parts of southern and eastern england, east anglia set to see some snowfall, but the position of the snow and the detail could change over the next few days, turning it much colder, the potential for some disruptive snow for many of us. You keep tuned. Goodbye. This is bbc news. The headlines the Bank Of England forecasts that the economy will rebound strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the vaccine rollout. I am optimistic that we are now seeing a hugely impressive programme of vaccination and that were also now going to see the positive benefits of it. Neighbour accused the government of risking life with the best labour accused the government this is that working at pace to get it right. A trial is like to see whether different covid i9 vaccines can be given to people for the first and second dose. The approach could offer greater protection. Were very proud of our track record as you know on the Vaccines Task